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| IUPAC name
2-phenylchromen-4-one
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3D model (JSmol)
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| 157598 | |
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| 1224858 | |
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| Properties | |
| C15H10O2 | |
| Molar mass | 222.243 g·mol−1 |
| Appearance | white solid |
| Melting point | 96–97 °C (205–207 °F; 369–370 K) |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). | |
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Flavone is an organic compound with the formula C
6H
4OC
3H(Ph)O. A white solid, flavone is a derivative of chromone with a phenyl (Ph) substituent adjacent to the ether group. The compound is of little direct practical importance, but susbstituted derivatives, the flavones and flavonoids are a large class of nutritionally important natural products.[1] Flavone can be prepared in the laboratory by cyclization of 2-hydroxacetophenone.[2] Isomeric with flavone is isoflavone, where the phenyl group is adjacent to the ketone.