Fluorone

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'''Fluorone''' is a heterocyclic chemical compound. It forms the core structure for various chemicals, most notably fluorone dyes,<ref>{{cite journal | doi = 10.1021/jo00042a020 |author1=Shi, Jianmin |author2=Zhang, Xianping |author3=Neckers, Douglas C | title = Xanthenes: fluorone derivatives | journal = Journal of Organic Chemistry | year = 1992 | volume = 57 | issue = 16 | pages = 4418–4421}}</ref> including fluorescein, erythrosine and rhodamine. It is an isomer of xanthone, sometimes referred to as an isoxanthone.

[[File:Erythrosine.svg|thumb|left|Chemical structure of erythrosine]]{{clear left}}

== See also == * Xanthene

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Category:Fluorones

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