Title: Phenindione
CAS Registry Number: 83-12-5
CAS Name: 2-Phenyl-1H-indene-1,3(2H)-dione
Additional Names: 2-phenyl-1,3-indandione; 2-phenyl-1,3-diketohydrindene; PID
Trademarks: Pindione (Lipha); Bindan; Dindevan (Duncan Flockhart); Dineval; Hemolidione (Sintetico); Indon (Parke-Davis); Indema; Fenilin; Fenhydren; Rectadione; Cronodione; Thrombasal
Molecular Formula: C15H10O2
Molecular Weight: 222.24
Percent Composition: C 81.07%, H 4.54%, O 14.40%
Literature References: By heating phthalide with benzaldehyde and sodium ethylate soln: Dieckmann, Ber. 47, 1439 (1914).
Properties: Leaflets from alcohol, mp 149-151°. Practically insol in cold water. Slightly sol in warm water. pH of satd soln at 25° = 4.5. Readily sol in alkaline solns. Soluble in methanol, ethanol, ether, acetone, benzene, chloroform. Solns in alkalies are red, in concd H2SO4 blue.
Melting point: mp 149-151°
Therap-Cat: Anticoagulant.
Keywords: Anticoagulant. |