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Quinizarine Green SS, also called Solvent Green 3 is an anthraquinone derivative. It is a black powder that is soluble in polar organic solvents, but insoluble in water. It is used as a dye for adding greenish coloring to cosmetics and medications. It is used in some colored smoke formulations. According to X-ray crystallography, the anthroquinone portion of the molecule is planar. Both amine protons form
hydrogen bond In chemistry, a hydrogen bond (or H-bond) is a primarily electrostatic force of attraction between a hydrogen (H) atom which is covalently bound to a more electronegative "donor" atom or group (Dn), and another electronegative atom bearing a ...
s to the carbonyls. This dye is a component in some
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s, and questions have been raised about its toxicity.


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{{reflist Solvent dyes Anthraquinone dyes Aromatic amines