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| Preferred IUPAC name Quinolin-4(1H)-one | |
| Other names 1H-Quinolin-4-one | |
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.009.336 |
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| Properties | |
| C9H7NO | |
| Molar mass | 145.161 g·mol−1 |
| Melting point | 208–210 °C (406–410 °F; 481–483 K) |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in theirstandard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). | |
4-Quinolone is anorganic compound derived fromquinoline. It and2-quinolone are the two most important parent (meaning simplified) quinolones. 4-Quinolone exists in equilibrium with a minor tautomer, 4-hydroxyquinoline (CAS#611-36-9). Aside from pedagogical interest, 4-quinolone is of little intrinsic value but its derivatives, the4-quinolone antibiotics, represent a large class of important drugs.[1]
Thechemical synthesis of quinolones often involves ring-closing reactions.[2] Such reactions often install a hydroxyl group (an –OHfunctional group) on the carbon across from the ring nitrogen (i.e., the C-4 positions). An example of such a synthesis is theCamps cyclization, which, depending on starting materials and reaction conditions, can give both 2-hydroxyquinolines (B) and 4-hydroxyquinolines (A) as shown. The hydroxyquinolines tautomerize to the quinolones.
