Difference between revisions of "Kermesic acid"
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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | The primary red colorant found in [ | + | The primary red colorant found in [[kermes]]. Kermesic acid is a water-soluble anthraquinone derivative extracted from the dried bodies of the female kermes insect, ''Kermes vermilio'' Planchon, found in southern Europe on the small evergreen kermes oak, ''Quercus coccifera''. |
== Other Properties == | == Other Properties == | ||
Revision as of 10:40, 21 January 2014
Description
The primary red colorant found in Kermes. Kermesic acid is a water-soluble anthraquinone derivative extracted from the dried bodies of the female kermes insect, Kermes vermilio Planchon, found in southern Europe on the small evergreen kermes oak, Quercus coccifera.
Other Properties
Soluble in hot water, ethyl ether. Slightly soluble in cold water. In sulfuric acid, forms a violet red that turns blue by adding boric acid.
| Composition | C18H12O9 |
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Authority
- The Dictionary of Art, Grove's Dictionaries Inc., New York, 1996
- Judith Hofenk-de Graaff, Natural Dyestuffs: Origin, Chemical Constitution, Identification, Central Research Laboratory for Objects of Art and Science, Amsterdam, 1969