Fluorenone
Fluorenone is an organic compound with the chemical formula, a ketone with fluorene moiety. It is bright fluorescent yellow solid.
Synthesis and reactions
It is synthesised by aerobic oxidation of fluorene:Fluorenone sustains up to four nitro groups giving 2,4,5,7-tetranitrofluorenone.
Applications
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. The compound 1,8-diazafluoren-9-one is used for fingerprint detection.