Vat Black 8

Preparation

3,9-Dibromo-7H-benzo[de]anthracen-7-one, 3H-naphtho[2,3-f]indazol-3-one and 1-Aminoanthracene-9,10-dione in Potassium hydroxide under the existence of condensation, closed loop.

Safety Profile

Mildly toxic by intraperitoneal and ingestion routes. An eye irritant.When heated to decomposition it emits toxic fumes of NOx.

Properties and Applications

blue light grey. Black powder. Insoluble in water, Acetone, Etanol, Toluene and Chloroform, slightly soluble in 2 – Chlorophenol, Pyridine . In concentrated sulfuric acid to have yellow green: alkaline reduction leuco for blue light green; Acid reduction leuco for red brown: mainly used in the cotton fabric jig dyeing, dyeing and suspended pad dyeing, also used for Fiber/cotton, polyester-cotton blended fabric two bath set of dye dyeing. Suitable for suspension pad dyeing deep, shallow gray, and can spell dye all kinds of noise. Its main leuco dye yarn, can also be used to viscose and silk dyeing.