isopropylthioxanthone

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| PIN=4-(Propan-2-yl)-9H-thioxanthen-9-one

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| CASNo=83846-86-0

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| UNII = PAF3CW7TJ8

| PubChem=158403

| SMILES=CC(C)C1=CC=CC2=C1SC3=CC=CC=C3C2=O

| ChemSpiderID = 139351

| InChI = 1/C16H14OS/c1-10(2)11-7-5-8-13-15(17)12-6-3-4-9-14(12)18-16(11)13/h3-10H,1-2H3

| InChIKey = IKVYHNPVKUNCJM-UHFFFAOYAM

| StdInChI = 1S/C16H14OS/c1-10(2)11-7-5-8-13-15(17)12-6-3-4-9-14(12)18-16(11)13/h3-10H,1-2H3

| StdInChIKey = IKVYHNPVKUNCJM-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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| EINECS = 281-065-4

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| C=16|H=14|O=1|S=1

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Isopropylthioxanthone (ITX) is used as a photoinitiator in printing.{{cite web|url=http://www.chemicalland21.com/arokorhi/specialtychem/finechem/ISOPROPYLTHIOXANTHONE.htm|title=ISOPROPYLTHIOXANTHONE|publisher=chemicalland21|accessdate=2013-06-02|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130119022240/http://www.chemicalland21.com/arokorhi/specialtychem/finechem/ISOPROPYLTHIOXANTHONE.htm|archivedate=2013-01-19}}{{cite web|url=http://www2.dupont.com/Aniline/en_US/index.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070313092438/http://www.firstchem.com/firstchem3.nsf/pages/itx_other.htm|archivedate=2007-03-13|title=Isopropylthioxanthone|date=2005-11-22|publisher=DuPont|accessdate=2013-06-02}}

In 2005, traces of isopropyl thioxanthone were found by Italian authorities in babies milk produced by Nestlé.{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4459520.stm|title=Baby milk scare widens in Europe|date=2005-11-22|work=BBC|accessdate=2013-06-02}}