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  <version>1.0</version>
  <creation_date>2026-09-21 14:04:38 UTC</creation_date>
  <update_date>2026-09-21 14:04:38 UTC</update_date>
  <accession>FDB116556</accession>
  <name>5-Carboxyfluorescein</name>
  <description/>
  <synonyms>
    <synonym>3',6'-dihydroxy-3-oxo-spiro[isobenzofuran-1,9'-xanthene]-5-carboxylic acid</synonym>
    <synonym>3',6'-dihydroxy-3-oxospiro[2-benzofuran-1,9'-xanthene]-5-carboxylic acid</synonym>
  </synonyms>
  <chemical_formula>C21H12O7</chemical_formula>
  <average_molecular_weight>376.3158</average_molecular_weight>
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  <iupac_name>3',6'-dihydroxy-3-oxo-3H-spiro[2-benzofuran-1,9'-xanthene]-5-carboxylic acid</iupac_name>
  <traditional_iupac>5-carboxyfluorescein</traditional_iupac>
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    <description> belongs to the class of organic compounds known as xanthenes. These are polycyclic aromatic compounds containing a xanthene moiety, which consists of two benzene rings joined to each other by a pyran ring.</description>
    <direct_parent>Xanthenes</direct_parent>
    <kingdom>Organic compounds</kingdom>
    <super_class>Organoheterocyclic compounds</super_class>
    <class>Benzopyrans</class>
    <sub_class>1-benzopyrans</sub_class>
    <molecular_framework>Aromatic heteropolycyclic compounds</molecular_framework>
    <alternative_parents>
      <alternative_parent>1-hydroxy-2-unsubstituted benzenoids</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Benzofuranones</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Carboxylic acid esters</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Carboxylic acids</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Diarylethers</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Dicarboxylic acids and derivatives</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Hydrocarbon derivatives</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Isobenzofurans</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Lactones</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>M-phthalic acid and derivatives</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Organic oxides</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Oxacyclic compounds</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Phthalides</alternative_parent>
    </alternative_parents>
    <substituents>
      <substituent>1-hydroxy-2-unsubstituted benzenoid</substituent>
      <substituent>Aromatic heteropolycyclic compound</substituent>
      <substituent>Benzenoid</substituent>
      <substituent>Benzofuranone</substituent>
      <substituent>Carboxylic acid</substituent>
      <substituent>Carboxylic acid derivative</substituent>
      <substituent>Carboxylic acid ester</substituent>
      <substituent>Diaryl ether</substituent>
      <substituent>Dicarboxylic acid or derivatives</substituent>
      <substituent>Ether</substituent>
      <substituent>Hydrocarbon derivative</substituent>
      <substituent>Isobenzofuran</substituent>
      <substituent>Isobenzofuranone</substituent>
      <substituent>Isocoumaran</substituent>
      <substituent>Lactone</substituent>
      <substituent>Meta_phthalic_acid</substituent>
      <substituent>Organic oxide</substituent>
      <substituent>Organic oxygen compound</substituent>
      <substituent>Organooxygen compound</substituent>
      <substituent>Oxacycle</substituent>
      <substituent>Phthalide</substituent>
      <substituent>Xanthene</substituent>
    </substituents>
    <external_descriptors>
      <external_descriptor>monocarboxylic acid</external_descriptor>
    </external_descriptors>
  </taxonomy>
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      <value>3.23</value>
      <source>ALOGPS</source>
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      <source>ALOGPS</source>
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      <source>ALOGPS</source>
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    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <kind>formula</kind>
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    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <kind>formal_charge</kind>
    <value>0</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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