anthroln.
/ˈanθrɒl/, U.S. /ˈænˌθrɔl/, /ˈænˌθrɑl/ Chemistry.
Any of a number of compounds which are monohydroxy derivatives of anthracene.Cf. anthranol n. and anthraphenol n. at anthra- comb. form .
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1875 Jrnl. Chem. Soc. 28 1196 The anthrols were prepared by fusing the potassium salts of the two acids with potassium hydrate in a silver basin.
1879 H. Watts Dict. Chem. VIII. 97 α–Anthrol crystallises in brilliant yellow needles..β–Anthrol..in yellow prisms.
1922 J. J. Sudborough Bernthsen's Text-bk. Org. Chem. (new ed.) xxxii. 536 Hydroxy-anthracenes.—The α- and β-compounds are termed α- and β-anthrols.
2003 S. W. Slayden & J. F. Liebman in Z. Rappoport Chem. Phenols iii. 250 The anthrols and their corresponding anthrone tautomers are of interest.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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