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What is Xanthone?

Xanthone is an organic compound with the molecular formula C13H8O2.

How to prepare Xanthone?

Xanthone can be prepared by the heating of phenyl salicylate.

Phenyl salicylate is also called salol. It is a chemical substance that can be created by heating salicylic acid with phenol. Once used in sunscreens, phenyl salicylate is now used in the manufacture of some polymers, lacquers, adhesives, waxes and polishes. It is also used frequently in school laboratory demonstrations on how cooling rates effect crystal size in igneous rocks.

Have many types of Xanthones are there?

The chemical structure of xanthone forms the central core of a variety of naturally occurring organic compounds, such as mangostin, which are sometimes collectively referred to as xanthones. Over 200 xanthones have been identified.

Natural Xanthones

Xanthones are natural constituents of plants in the families Bonnetiaceae and Clusiaceae and are found in some species in the family Podostemaceae. Many of these xanthones are found in the pericarp of the mangosteen fruit (Garcinia mangostana), a fruit native to Southeast Asia.