Abstract
The oxidation of a mixture of N-tert-butyl-p-toluidine/aniline/o-toluidine (1 : 1.5 : 1.5) with K2Cr2O7 in H+/H2O followed by de-tert-butylation with acid gives mauveine A and mauveine B. These compounds dye silk the same shade of red mauve as that of silk dyed by authentic mauveine.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 163-168 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Journal of Chemical Research |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Mar 2014 |
Keywords
- dyeing
- mauve
- mauveine
- o-toluidine
- tert-butyl