Difference between revisions of "Laccaic acid"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
(username removed) |
|||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | A red dyestuff that is the primary colorant in [ | + | A red dyestuff that is the primary colorant in [[lac dye]]. Laccaic acid is an oxy-anthracinone carbon acid. It is extracted from the raw sticklac during the [[shellac]] purification process using a dilute solution of [[sodium carbonate]]. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
Revision as of 10:16, 21 January 2014
Description
A red dyestuff that is the primary colorant in Lac dye. Laccaic acid is an oxy-anthracinone carbon acid. It is extracted from the raw sticklac during the Shellac purification process using a dilute solution of Sodium carbonate.
Synonyms and Related Terms
lac dye; Natural Red 25; CI 75450
Other Properties
Laccaic acid is soluble in methanol (dries to form needle-like crystals).
| Composition | C20H14O10 |
|---|
Authority
- The Merck Index, Martha Windholz (ed.), Merck Research Labs, Rahway NJ, 10th edition, 1983 Comment: entry 5342
- Thomas B. Brill, Light Its Interaction with Art and Antiquities, Plenum Press, New York City, 1980
- The Dictionary of Art, Grove's Dictionaries Inc., New York, 1996 Comment: 'Pigments'
- Judith Hofenk-de Graaff, Natural Dyestuffs: Origin, Chemical Constitution, Identification, Central Research Laboratory for Objects of Art and Science, Amsterdam, 1969