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dibenzofuran
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Dibenzofuran (DBF) is a heterocyclic organic compound with the chemical structure shown at right. It is an aromatic compound that has two benzene rings fused to a central furan ring. All the numbered carbon atoms have a hydrogen atom bonded to each of them. It is a volatile white solid that is soluble in nonpolar organic solvents. It is obtained from coal tar, where it exists as a 1% component.
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Within Vinony's link graph, dibenzofuran is referenced by 77 other articles, and connects out to aromatic compound, hydrogen and carbon.
It sits within the topics Chembox having GHS data, Dibenzofurans and Diphenyl ethers.
Its subject is documented across 19 Wikipedia language editions.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C12H8O
- Molecular weight
- 168.19 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- dibenzofuran
- SMILES
- C1=CC=C2C(=C1)C3=CC=CC=C3O2
- InChIKey
- TXCDCPKCNAJMEE-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 4.1
- Polar surface area
- 13.1 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 1
- Formal charge
- 0
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Drug data · ChEMBL
- Molecule type
- Small molecule
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Wikidata facts
- Mass
- 168.058
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- topic's main category
- Category:Dibenzofurans
- chemical formula
- C₁₂H₈O
- Commons category
- Dibenzofuran
- canonical SMILES
- C1=CC=C2C(=C1)C3=CC=CC=C3O2
- melting point
- 81.0
- found in taxon
- Angelica gigas
- boiling point
- 287
- density
- 1.263
- refractive index
- 1.6079
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- Reactions
- Safety
- See also
- References
Dibenzofuran (DBF) is a heterocyclic organic compound with the chemical structure shown at right. It is an aromatic compound that has two benzene rings fused to a central furan ring. All the numbered carbon atoms have a hydrogen atom bonded to each of them. It is a volatile white solid that is soluble in nonpolar organic solvents. It is obtained from coal tar, where it exists as a 1% component.
==Reactions== Dibenzofuran is thermally robust with a convenient liquid range. These properties, together with its low toxicity, are exploited by the use of DBF as a heat transfer agent.
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