Fluorenone is an

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with the chemical formula C₁₃H₈O. It is bright fluorescent yellow in color and is a solid at room temperature. It can be synthesised from fluorene with the addition of

glacial acetic acid Acetic acid , systematically named ethanoic acid , is an acidic, colourless liquid and organic compound with the chemical formula (also written as , , or ). Vinegar is at least 4% acetic acid by volume, making acetic acid the main component ...

and

sodium hypochlorite Sodium hypochlorite (commonly known in a dilute solution as bleach) is an Inorganic chemistry, inorganic chemical compound with the chemical formula, formula NaOCl (or NaClO), comprising a sodium cation () and a hypochlorite anion (or ). It may ...

solution, undergoing an oxidation reaction. Several substituted fluorenones are biologically active as antibiotic, anticancer, antiviral, or neuromodulatory compounds. Some substituted azafluorenones are biologically active, such as the naturally occurring antimicrobial compound onychine (1-methyl-4-azafluorenone). The compound

1,8-diazafluoren-9-one 1,8-Diazafluoren-9-one (DFO) is an aromatic ketone first synthesized in 1950. It is used to find fingerprints on porous surfaces. It makes fingerprints glow when they are lit by blue-green light. DFO reacts with amino acids present in the finger ...

is used for fingerprint detection.

Medicine uses

Fluorenone has uses in medicinal chemistry, for example in the synthesis of Paranyline, IPS-339 0979-28-4 Fanthridone, & SKF 550 8776-87-3among others. A pair of patents was disclosed for an analog of

amitriptyline Amitriptyline, sold under the brand name Elavil among others, is a tricyclic antidepressant primarily used to treat cyclic vomiting syndrome (CVS), major depressive disorder and a variety of pain syndromes from neuropathic pain to fibromyalgi ...

that relies on fluorenone starting material 684-13-3Dr Kurt Stach, et al. DE1150976 (1963 to Roche Diagnostics GmbH). Fluorene-Amitriptyline

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