Diarylmethane dyes

Heterocyclic analogues of diarylmethane dyes in which the central carbon atom has been... 

Anthraquinone acid, disperse, basic and reactive dyes 280 Polycyclic vat dyes 294 Indigoid and thioindigoid dyes 316 Sulphur and thiazole dyes 321 Diarylmethane and triarylmethane dyes 327 Miscellaneous colorants 344 References 353... 

Dye Classification Based on chemical structure or chromophore, 20-30 different groups of dyes can be discerned. Azo (monoazo, disazo, triazo, polyazo), anthraquinone, phtha-locyanine and triarylmethane dyes are quantitatively the most important groups. Other groups are diarylmethane, indigoid, azine, oxazine, thiazine, xanthene, nitro, nitroso, methine, thiazole, indamine, indophenol, lactone, aminoketone and hydroxyketone dyes and dyes of undetermined structure (stilbene and sulphur dyes). The vast array of commercial colourants is classified in terms of colour, structure and application method in the Colour Index (C.I.), which has been edited since 1924 (and revised every three months) by the Society of Dyers and Colourists and the American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists. Each dye is given a C.I. generic name determined by... 

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