Flavone is an
organic compound
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with the formula . A white solid, flavone is a derivative of
chromone with a
phenyl (Ph) substituent adjacent to the ether group. The compound is of little direct practical importance, but substituted derivatives, the
flavones and
flavonoids are a large class of nutritionally important
natural product
A natural product is a natural compound or substance produced by a living organism—that is, found in nature. In the broadest sense, natural products include any substance produced by life. Natural products can also be prepared by chemical s ...
s. Flavone can be prepared in the laboratory by cyclization of 2-hydrox
acetophenone.
Isomeric with flavone is
isoflavone, where the phenyl group is adjacent to the
ketone
In organic chemistry, a ketone is an organic compound with the structure , where R and R' can be a variety of carbon-containing substituents. Ketones contain a carbonyl group (a carbon-oxygen double bond C=O). The simplest ketone is acetone ( ...
.
References
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