Product Details
                    
                                            
                            
                                Category
                            
                            
                                Cosmetic Color Additives                            
                         
                                            
                            
                                Molecular Formula
                            
                            
                                C14H8O4                            
                         
                                            
                                            
                            
                                Synonyms
                            
                            
                                1,2-Dihydroxyanthraquinone, Mordant Red 11                            
                         
                                            
                                            
                            
                                Solubility
                            
                            
                                Solubility Virtually insoluble in water; moderately soluble in ethanol, soluble in benzene, toluene, Ixylene, pyridine, acetic acid                            
                         
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                            
                                Melting Point
                            
                            
                                279-283 °C (lit.)                            
                         
                                            
                            
                                Density
                            
                            
                                1.06 g/mL at 20 °C                            
                         
                                            
                            
                                Product Description
                            
                            
                                Alizarin has been used as a biological stain to dye cotton fabrics and is used as standard in UV-visible spectrophotometer.                            
                         
                                            
                                            
                            
                                Molecular Weight (g/mol)
                            
                            
                                240.21                            
                         
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                            
                                Refractive Index
                            
                            
                                1.5190 (estimate)                            
                         
                                            
                            
                                Stability
                            
                            
                                Stable. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents, strong bases.                            
                         
                                            
                                            
                            
                                Safety Statements
                            
                            
                                26-36-24/25-22                            
                         
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                            
                                Water Solubility
                            
                            
                                Soluble in hexane and chloroform. Slightly soluble in water.                            
                         
                                            
                            
                                Color
                            
                            
                                Orange to orange-brown