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Dye substance
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isatin
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n. (context organic compound English) The indole derivative ''1H-indole-2,3-dione'', used in the synthesis of dyes.
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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 ...
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Isatin \I"sa*tin\, n. [See Isatis .] (Chem.) 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. [Written ...