Flavone

Template:Chembox Flavone is an organic compound with the formula Template:Chem2. 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 products.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> Flavone can be prepared in the laboratory by cyclization of 2-hydroxacetophenone.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> Isomeric with flavone is isoflavone, where the phenyl group is adjacent to the ketone.

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