Fluorene
Fluorene is an organic compound with the molecular formula C13H10.
- Formula
- C13H10
- Molar mass
- 166.22 g/mol
- Also known as
- 9H-fluorene, Diphenylenemethane, o-Biphenylenemethane, 2,3-Benzindene, 2,2'-Methylenebiphenyl, o-Biphenylmethane
Overview
Fluorene is an organic compound with the molecular formula C13H10.
Identifiers
- Formula
- C13H10
- Molar mass
- 166.22 g/mol
- Also known as
- 9H-fluorene, Diphenylenemethane, o-Biphenylenemethane, 2,3-Benzindene, 2,2'-Methylenebiphenyl, o-Biphenylmethane
Chemical identifiers
- SMILES
- C1C2=CC=CC=C2C3=CC=CC=C31
- InChI
- InChI=1S/C13H10/c1-3-7-12-10(5-1)9-11-6-2-4-8-13(11)12/h1-8H,9H2
- PubChem CID
- 6853
Properties
- Melting Point
- 114.76 °C
- Boiling Point
- 294 °C
- Water solubility
- In water, 1.69 mg/L at 25 °C
Data availability
Not published: Density.
References
- PubChem Compound Summary: Fluorene (CID 6853)National Center for Biotechnology Information · PubChem
Identity, molecular formula, molecular weight and aliases retrieved via PUG REST on 2026-09-08.
- Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB): Fluorene — melting pointHazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Retrieved through PubChem PUG View on 2026-09-08. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/6853#section=Melting-Point. Source value, complete property clause or compact miscibility statement retained; absent pressure, temperature or phase conditions are not inferred. Original reference: Haynes, W.M. (ed.). CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics. 95th Edition. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton: FL 2014-2015, p. 3-272
- Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB): Fluorene — boiling pointHazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Retrieved through PubChem PUG View on 2026-09-08. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/6853#section=Boiling-Point. Source value, complete property clause or compact miscibility statement retained; absent pressure, temperature or phase conditions are not inferred. Original reference: Haynes, W.M. (ed.). CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics. 95th Edition. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton: FL 2014-2015, p. 3-272
- Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB): Fluorene — solubilityHazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Retrieved through PubChem PUG View on 2026-09-08. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/6853#section=Solubility. Source value, complete property clause or compact miscibility statement retained; absent pressure, temperature or phase conditions are not inferred. Original reference: May WE, Wasik SP; Anal Chem 50: 997-1000 (1978)