Fluorone

Fluorone is a heterocyclic chemical compound. It forms the core structure for various chemicals, most notably fluorone dyes,^[1] including fluorescein, erythrosine and rhodamine. It is an isomer of xanthone, sometimes referred to as an isoxanthone.

See also

• Xanthene

References

1. ^ Shi, Jianmin; Zhang, Xianping; Neckers, Douglas C (1992). "Xanthenes: fluorone derivatives". Journal of Organic Chemistry. 57 (16): 4418–4421. doi:10.1021/jo00042a020