Трополоне CAS:533-75-5

Tropolone is an organic compound with the chemical formula C7H5(OH)О. It is a pale yellow solid that is soluble in organic solvents. The compound has been of interest to research chemists because of its unusual electronic structure and its role as a ligand precursor. Although not usually prepared from tropone, it can be viewed as its derivative with a hydroxyl group in the 2-position.

It is an inhibitor of grape polyphenol oxidase and mushroom tyrosinase