aminonaphtholn.
Chem.
Any of a number of isomeric crystalline compounds that are amino derivatives of α- or β-naphthol and have the formula C10H6(OH)NH2, some of which are used in the manufacture of azo dyes. Also: a substituted derivative of any of these compounds.
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1902 Jrnl. Chem. Soc. 82 i. 793, 1:8-Aminonaphthol [Ger. Amidonaphthol]..crystallises from light petroleum in white needles.
1924 J. B. Cohen Pract. Org. Chem. (ed. 3) 202 On cooling, the aminonaphthol is filtered, washed with a little water and dried.
1966 McGraw-Hill Encycl. Sci. & Technol. XI. 194/2 The naphthoquinones are prepared by oxidation of the corresponding aminonaphthols.
1987 Jrnl. Medicinal Chem. 30 627 One of the aminonaphthols..was compared with verapamil for calcium channel blocking activity.
1999 Cellular & Molecular Biol. 45 241 The enzyme hydrolysis liberates 1,4-aminonaphthol—a powerful reducing agent that reduces tetrazolium salts quickly and quantitatively.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online November 2010).
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