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− | Orange-red needle crystals. Morindone is one of the natural colorants extracted from madder, ''Lorinda'' and ''Coprosma'' plants in the Rubiaceae family. It dissolves in alkalis and acids to give a blue-violet color but it precipitates with alum lake as an orange red. | + | Orange-red needle crystals. Morindone is one of the natural colorants extracted from [[madder]], ''Lorinda'' and ''Coprosma'' plants in the Rubiaceae family. It dissolves in alkalis and acids to give a blue-violet color but it precipitates with alum lake as an orange red. |
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− | Soluble in methanol, ethanol, ether, benzene, glacial acetic acid. Insoluble in water. | + | * Soluble in methanol, ethanol, ether, benzene, glacial acetic acid. Insoluble in water. |
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* ''Artists' Pigments: A Handbook of their History and Characteristics'', Elisabeth West FitzHugh, Oxford University Press, Oxford, Vol. 3, 1997 Comment: H.Schweppe, J.Winter, "Madder and Alizarin" | * ''Artists' Pigments: A Handbook of their History and Characteristics'', Elisabeth West FitzHugh, Oxford University Press, Oxford, Vol. 3, 1997 Comment: H.Schweppe, J.Winter, "Madder and Alizarin" |
Latest revision as of 08:39, 19 October 2022
Description
Orange-red needle crystals. Morindone is one of the natural colorants extracted from Madder, Lorinda and Coprosma plants in the Rubiaceae family. It dissolves in alkalis and acids to give a blue-violet color but it precipitates with alum lake as an orange red.
Synonyms and Related Terms
1,5,6-trihydroxy-2-methylanthraquinone; CI 75430; morindin
Other Properties
- Soluble in methanol, ethanol, ether, benzene, glacial acetic acid. Insoluble in water.
- Melting Point = 264-275 C
Resources and Citations
- Artists' Pigments: A Handbook of their History and Characteristics, Elisabeth West FitzHugh, Oxford University Press, Oxford, Vol. 3, 1997 Comment: H.Schweppe, J.Winter, "Madder and Alizarin"