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| − | A yellow to green organic colorant extract from small berries from any shrub of the buckthorn family, such as ''Rhamnus infectorius'', ''R. amygdalinus'', ''R.oleodies'', or ''R.alaternus''. Rhamnetin is a water-soluble colorant composed of the methyl ester of a tri-hydroxyflavonol. It was extracted from the berries for use in textiles, wood stains, and lake pigments. The unripe berries produce a yellow juice used to make sap green lake. The ripe berries were used to make Dutch pink, a yellow lake. | + | A yellow to green organic colorant extract from small berries from any shrub of the [[Buckthorn berries|buckthorn]] family, such as ''Rhamnus infectorius'', ''R. amygdalinus'', ''R.oleodies'', or ''R.alaternus''. Rhamnetin is a water-soluble colorant composed of the methyl ester of a tri-hydroxyflavonol. It was extracted from the berries for use in textiles, wood stains, and lake pigments. The unripe berries produce a yellow juice used to make [[sap green]] lake. The ripe berries were used to make [[Dutch pink]], a yellow lake. |
| − | == | + | == Physical and Chemical Properties == |
Soluble in hot water, methanol, acetone. | Soluble in hot water, methanol, acetone. | ||
Latest revision as of 08:32, 28 October 2020
Description
A yellow to green organic colorant extract from small berries from any shrub of the buckthorn family, such as Rhamnus infectorius, R. amygdalinus, R.oleodies, or R.alaternus. Rhamnetin is a water-soluble colorant composed of the methyl ester of a tri-hydroxyflavonol. It was extracted from the berries for use in textiles, wood stains, and lake pigments. The unripe berries produce a yellow juice used to make Sap green lake. The ripe berries were used to make Dutch pink, a yellow lake.
Physical and Chemical Properties
Soluble in hot water, methanol, acetone.
| Composition | C16H12O7 |
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| Molecular Weight | mol. wt. = 316.27 |