xanthone

chemical compound
ChemicalSubstance type_of_chemical_entity Q421789
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xanthone

Summary

xanthone is a type of chemical entity[1]. xanthone ranks in the top 6% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (171 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • xanthone's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[3].
  • xanthone's canonical SMILES is recorded as C1=CC=C2C(=C1)C(=O)C3=CC=CC=C3O2[4].
  • xanthone's chemical formula is recorded as C₁₃H₈O₂[5].
  • xanthone is a type of biogenic xanthone[6].
  • xanthone is used for insecticide[7].
  • xanthone's Commons category is recorded as Xanthone[8].
  • xanthone comprises oxygen[9].
  • xanthone comprises carbon[10].
  • xanthone's found in taxon is recorded as Harungana madagascariensis[11].
  • xanthone's found in taxon is recorded as Calophyllum pinetorum[12].
  • xanthone's found in taxon is recorded as Rhachidosorus mesosorus[13].
  • xanthone's found in taxon is recorded as Mangifera indica[14].
  • xanthone's found in taxon is recorded as Garcinia dulcis[15].
  • xanthone's found in taxon is recorded as Maclura cochinchinensis[16].
  • xanthone's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[17].
  • xanthone's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[18].
  • xanthone's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[19].
  • xanthone's has characteristic is recorded as bitterness[20].
  • xanthone's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q483261', 'amount': '+196.052'}[21].
  • xanthone's melting point is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25267', 'amount': '+176.0'}[22].

Why It Matters

xanthone ranks in the top 6% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (171 views/month).[2] xanthone has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] xanthone is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Antimicrobial prenylated anthracene derivatives from the leaves of Harungana madagascariensis. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Constituents of the Cuban endemic species Calophyllum pinetorum. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Inhibitors of xanthine oxidase from Athyrium mesosorum. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Screening of mango (Mangifera indica L.) cultivars for their contents of flavonol O- and xanthone C-glycosides, anthocyanins, and pectin. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Prenylated xanthones from the stem bark of Garcinia dulcis. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Prenylated xanthones from Cudrania cochinchinensis. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . BitterDB. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Jean-Claude Bradley Open Melting Point Dataset. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 28d ago · Nabbegat · 2026-06-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has parts
    Instance of type of chemical entity
    Has characteristic bitterness
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