Topic summary
Phthalocyanine blue
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Copper phthalocyanine.
Synonyms and trade names
The substance, IUPAC name (29H,31H-phthalocyaninato(2−)-N29,N30,N31,N32)copper(II), is known by many names such as monastral blue, phthalo blue, helio blue, thalo blue, Winsor blue, phthalocyanine blue, C.I. Pigment Blue 15:2, copper phthalocyanine blue, copper tetrabenzoporphyrazine, Cu-phthaloblue, P.B.15.2, C.I. 74160, and British Rail Blue. Numerous other trade names and synonyms exist. The abbreviation "CuPc" is also used.