A polycyclic aromatic ketone compound derived from anthracene, commonly used in analytical chemistry for detecting and measuring carbohydrates.
From anthracene (Greek anthrakis 'coal') + -one (from Latin -ona, suffix for ketones, carbonyl compounds).
Anthrone is famous in the lab for the brilliant blue color it produces with certain sugars—it's one of chemistry's most reliable color reactions, used to measure glucose and other carbohydrates in countless research studies and medical tests.
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