Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Hexahydroxy-2,3-naphthalenedione

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was delete. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk, contributions) 20:07, 28 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Hexahydroxy-2,3-naphthalenedione

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Dubious existence, and lack of notability. OrganoMetallurgy (talk) 12:10, 21 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

delete no claim to notability. Mangoe (talk) 12:29, 21 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Science-related deletion discussions. shoy (reactions) 14:59, 21 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. A search of Chemical Abstracts turns up no reference to this chemical compound in the scientific literature. Isomers of this compound such as spinochrome E (hexahydroxy-1,4-naphthalenedione) are known, but only as very minor components of extracts from certain sea urchins. Maybe if there was something notable to say about related compounds the article could be broadened in scope to encompass a class of compounds, but as far as I can tell nothing suggests anything close to meeting the general notability guideline for this specific chemical compound or for a class of closely related compounds. Deli nk (talk) 16:27, 21 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Delete if, as stated, there is no conclusive evidence that the compound exists. If a paper referring to the compound can be found, keep. Robert McClenon (talk) 15:54, 22 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Question - Does it have a CAS number? If it has a CAS number, the article should be kept, even if the compound has not in fact been isolated. Have its properties been calculated computationally? Robert McClenon (talk) 23:47, 22 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Merely having a CAS number is insufficient reason to keep an article. Chemistry articles are not exempt from WP:GNG (see WP:NCHEM). ChemNerd (talk) 11:19, 23 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.