9-hydroxyfluorene
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Fluorenol, also known as hydrafinil, is an alcohol derivative of fluorene. In the most significant isomer, fluoren-9-ol or 9-hydroxyfluorene, the hydroxy group is located on the bridging carbon between the two benzene rings. Hydroxyfluorene can be converted to fluorenone by oxidants. It is a white-cream colored solid at room temperature.
Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- chemical compound
- Mass
- 182.073165
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- canonical SMILES
- C1=CC=C2C(=C1)C(C3=CC=CC=C32)O
- chemical formula
- C₁₃H₁₀O
- melting point
- 156.0
- found in taxon
- Pinellia ternata
- Commons category
- Fluorenol
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Toxicity
- Mechanism of action
- Eugeroic
- Sale as research chemical
- See also
- References
Fluorenol, also known as hydrafinil, is an alcohol derivative of fluorene. In the most significant isomer, fluoren-9-ol or 9-hydroxyfluorene, the hydroxy group is located on the bridging carbon between the two benzene rings. Hydroxyfluorene can be converted to fluorenone by oxidants. It is a white-cream colored solid at room temperature.
==Toxicity== Fluorenol is toxic to aquatic organisms including algae, bacteria, and crustaceans. Fluorenol was patented as an insecticide in 1939, and is an algaecide against the green algae genera Dunaliella.
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