Ninhydrin
Properties
- Molecular formula
- C9H6O4
- Molar mass
- 178.14 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 178.0266 Da
- Density
- 0.862 g/mL (at 25 °C)
- Melting point
- 242 °C (decomposes)
- Water solubility
- 1–5 g/L (20 °C)
- logP
- -0.25Crippen estimate
- Polar surface area
- 74.6 Ų
- H-bond donors / acceptors
- 2 / 4
- Rotatable bonds
- 0
Hazards
No GHS classification is on file for this compound. That is not evidence that it is harmless.
Identifiers
CAS number
485-47-2SMILES
O=C1c2ccccc2C(=O)C1(O)OInChIKey
FEMOMIGRRWSMCU-UHFFFAOYSA-NInChI
InChI=1S/C9H6O4/c10-7-5-3-1-2-4-6(5)8(11)9(7,12)13/h1-4,12-13HWeigh it out
Type any one amount. The others follow from the molar mass and density.
Names and synonyms
12 names
- 1H-Indene-1,3(2H)-dione, 2,2-dihydroxy-
- 1,3-Indandione, 2,2-dihydroxy-
- 2,2-Dihydroxy-1H-indene-1,3(2H)-dione
- 2,2-Dihydroxy-1,3-indandione
- Triketohydrindene hydrate
- 1H-Indene-1,2,3-trione, 2-hydrate
- Indane-1,2,3-trione monohydrate
- 2,3-Dihydro-2,2-dihydroxy-1,3-dioxo-1H-indene
- 2,2-Dihydroxy-1,3-dioxoindan
- 2,2-Dihydroxyindane-1,3-dione
- 2,2-Dihydroxyindene-1,3-dione
- 2,2-Dihydroxy-2,3-dihydro-1H-indene-1,3-dione
Work with Ninhydrin
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