Violanthrone Violet

Other violets in use inelude tungstate and molybdate violets for brilliant colors and violanthrone violet for high resistance and good lightfastness. 

S. violaceus Viola method Violanthrone dyes Violan thrones Violet acid [578-85-8]... 

In 1904 Bally obtained a bluish violet solid by alkali fusion of benzanthrone at approximately 220 °C. Two isomeric compounds were isolated by vatting the reaction mixture and filtering off a sparingly soluble sodium salt. Oxidation of the filtrate gave a blue vat dye, violanthrone (6.75 Cl Vat Blue 20), as the main component. The less soluble residue similarly afforded a violet product, isoviolanthrone (6.76 Cl Vat Violet 10). The formation of isoviolanthrone can be suppressed by carrying out the fusion in a solvent such as naphthalene or a polyethylene glycol in the presence of sodium acetate and sodium nitrite. Dyes of this type are often referred to as dibenzanthrones. 

A redder and brighter shade is obtained with isoviolanthrone. Its halogenation products are marketed as brilliant violet dyes. Related to violanthrone is the alkaline ring-closure product of 3-pyrazolanthronylbenzanthrone, which is used as a navy blue vat dye. 

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