cinnoline
Sign in to saveCinnoline is an aromatic heterocyclic compound with the formula C8H6N2. It is isomeric with other naphthyridines including quinoxaline, phthalazine and quinazoline. Neither the unsubstituted heterocycle nor any derivatives is known to occur naturally.
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Cinnoline is an aromatic heterocyclic compound with the formula C8H6N2. It is isomeric with other naphthyridines including quinoxaline, phthalazine and quinazoline. Neither the unsubstituted heterocycle nor any derivatives is known to occur naturally.
==Properties== The free base can be obtained as an oil by treatment of the hydrochloride with base. It co-crystallizes with one molecule of ether as white silky needles, (m.p. ) upon cooling ethereal solutions. The free base melts at . It has a taste resembling that of chloral hydrate and leaves a sharp irritation for some time.