Isopropyl thioxanthone

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IUPACName=4-Isopropyl-9-thioxanthenone
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PubChem=158403
SMILES=CC(C)C1=CC=CC2=C1SC3=CC=CC=C3C2=O
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Formula=C₁₆H₁₄OS
MolarMass=254.34676
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Isopropyl thioxanthone (ITX) is used as a photoinitiator in printing.

Recently, traces of isopropyl thioxanthone were found by Italian authorities in babies milk produced by Nestlé. Fact|date=April 2007

External links

* http://www.chemicalland21.com/arokorhi/specialtychem/finechem/ISOPROPYLTHIOXANTHONE.htm
* http://www.firstchem.com/firstchem3.nsf/pages/itx_other.htm
* http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4459520.stm