Dibromoanthanthrone

Dibromoanthanthrone

Names
Other names 4,10-dibromoanthanthrone Vat Dye 3 Pigment Red 168 C.I. 59300
Identifiers
ECHA InfoCard	100.022.257
PubChem	78084
Properties
Chemical formula	C22H8Br2O2
Molar mass	464.11 g·mol^−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

Dibromoanthanthrone is a scarlet or orange-red-hue synthetic organic colourant.

It is an anthraquinone derivative, first synthesized in 1913 as a vat dye, C.I. Vat Orange 3 (C.I. 59300), and later on also as a pigment, C.I. Pigment Red 168.^[1]

References

1. Willy Herbst, Klaus Hunger. Industrial Organic Pigments: Production, Properties, Applications Wiley-VCH Verlag, 2004. Retrieved 23 July 2016.