Fluorenone
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| Preferred IUPAC name 9H-Fluoren-9-one | |
| Other names 9-Fluorenone; 9-Oxofluorene; Diphenylene ketone | |
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.006.937 | 
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| Properties | |
| C13H8O | |
| Molar mass | 180.206 g·mol−1 | 
| Appearance | Yellow solid | 
| Density | 1.130 g/cm3 (99 °C) | 
| Melting point | 84.0 °C (183.2 °F; 357.1 K) | 
| Boiling point | 341.5 °C (646.7 °F; 614.6 K) | 
| Insoluble | |
| Solubility | soluble in alcohol, acetone, benzene very soluble in ether, toluene | 
| log P | 3.58 | 
| −99.4·10−6 cm3/mol | |
| Refractive index (nD) | 1.6309 | 
| Hazards | |
| Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH): | |
| Main hazards | Irritant | 
| NFPA 704 (fire diamond) | |
| Flash point | 163 °C (325 °F; 436 K) | 
| 608 °C (1,126 °F; 881 K) | |
| Safety data sheet (SDS) | External MSDS | 
| Related compounds | |
| Related compounds | Fluorene 1,8-Diazafluoren-9-one | 
| Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references | |
Fluorenone is an organic compound with the chemical formula (C6H4)2CO, a ketone with fluorene moiety. It is bright fluorescent yellow solid.