Anthrone

Name:
Anthrone
Detailed information:

Chemistry name:	anthranone; 9,10-dihydro-9-oxoanthracene
M Formula:	C14H10O
Properties:
Colorless needles. Mp 156C. Insoluble in water; soluble in alcohol, benzene, and hot sodium hydroxide solutions.
Derivation:
Reduction of anthraquinone with tin and hydrochloric acid.
Use:
Rapid determination of sugar in body fluids, and of animal starch in liver tissue; general reagent for carbohydrates; organic synthesis.