Vat Green 9 is a green colored
vat dye
Vat dyes are a class of dyes that are classified as such because of the method by which they are applied. Vat dyeing is a process that refers to dyeing that takes place in a bucket or vat. The original vat dye is indigo, once obtained only from p ...
. It is derived from
violanthrone
Violanthrone, also known as dibenzanthrone, is an organic compound that serves as a vat dye and a precursor to other vat dyes. X-ray crystallography confirms that the molecule is planar with C2v symmetry
Symmetry (from grc, συμμετρ ...
.
References
Polycyclic aromatic compounds
Ketones
Vat dyes
Nitro compounds
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