quinacridone

pigment

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  • Examples of anthraquinone pigments.
    In dye: Quinacridone compounds

    A second group of pigments developed in the 20th century were the quinacridone compounds. Quinacridone itself was introduced in 1958. Its seven crystalline forms range in colour from yellowish-red to violet; the violet β and red γ forms are used as pigments, both…

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