Hydroxyanthraquinone
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Description
The base structure of the colorant in many natural red dyes. Many of these colorants have also been made synthetically. Some examples of hydroxyanthraquinones are:
- alizarin - 1,2-dihydroxyanthraquinone.
- Purpurin - 1,2,4-trihydroxyanthraquinone.
- Pseudopurpurin - 1,2,4-trihydroxyanthraquinone-3-carboxylic acid.
- Munjistin - 1,3-dihydroxyanthraquinone-2-carboxylic acid.
- Morindone - 1,5,6-trihydroxy-2-methylanthraquinone.
- Xanthopurpurin - 1,3-hydroxyanthraquinone.
- Anthragallol - 1,2,3-trihydroxyanthraquinone.
- Rubiadin - 1,3-hydroxy-2-methylanthraquinone.
Synonyms and Related Terms
hidroxi antraquinona (Esp.); hydroxyanthraquinone (Fr.); hidroxiantraquinona (Port.)
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",