
1) Compound used in making dyes 2) Dye substance 3) Orange-red dye stuff
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Isatin or 1``H``-indole-2,3-dione is an indole derivative. The compound was first obtained by Erdmann and Laurent in 1841 as a product from the oxidation of indigo dye by nitric acid and chromic acids. The compound is found in many plants, such as Isatis tinctoria, Calanthe discolor and in Couroupita guianensis. Schiff bases of isatin are inve...
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• (n.) An orange-red crystalline substance, C8H5NO2, obtained by the oxidation of indigo blue. It is also produced from certain derivatives of benzoic acid, and is one important source of artificial indigo.
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I'sa·tin noun [ See
Isatis .]
(Chemistry) An orange-red crystalline substance, C
8 H
5 NO
2 , obtained by the oxidation of indigo blue. It is also produced from certain derivatives of benzoic acid, and is one important source of artificial indigo. [ Written ...
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a yellowish-red or orange, crystalline, water-soluble solid, CHNO, used chiefly in the synthesis of vat dyes.
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