Quinacridone

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    1047-16-1

    Molecular formula
    C20H12N2O2

    SMILES
    C1=CC=C2C(=C1)C(=O)C3=CC4=C(C=C3N2)C(=O)C5=CC=CC=C5N4

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  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Fruity 47.61%
    Floral 33.85%
    Burnt 31.43%
    Odorless 30.55%
    Phenolic 28.32%
    Animal 27.78%
    Bitter 26.5%
    Grape 26.25%
    Neroli 24.09%
    Musty 23.65%

     

    Flavor
    Bitter 98.31%
    Very strong 18.44%
    Indole 17.81%
    Odorless 17.79%
    Nitrile 17.53%
    Moth ball 17.01%
    Rotten 16.71%
    Naphthelene 16.54%
    Cedarleaf 16.11%
    Lovage 15.98%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Low

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    4.0

    pKa est.
    7.75 (neutral)

    Molecular weight
    312.3 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Ultra slow

    Boiling point est.
    978°C

    Melting point expt.

    • 390 °C

    Flash point

    • 278.6 ˚C est.

    Solubility expt.

    • Insoluble in water
    • Insoluble in organic solvents and dispersion media.

  • Synonyms

    • Quinacridone
    • 1047-16-1
    • CINQUASIA RED
    • Monastral Red
    • Quinacridone violet
    • Monastral Violet R
    • Sunfast Violet
    • Cinquasia Red B
    • Cinquasia Red Y
    • Monastral Red B
    • Monastral Red Y
    • Monastrol Red Y
    • Permanent Magenta
    • Paliogen Red BG
    • Cinquasia Violet R
    • Dark violet
    • Sunfast Red 19
    • Quinacridone Red
    • Quinacridone Red MC
    • Quinacridone Violet MC
    • PV Fast Red E 3B
    • PV Fast Red E 5B
    • Hostaperm Red Violet ER
    • Cinquasia Violet
    • Hostaperm Red E 3B
    • Hostaperm Red E 5B
    • Permanent Red E 3B
    • Permanent Red E 5B
    • Fastogen Super Red BN
    • Fastogen Super Red YE
    • Red E 3B
    • Hostapern Red Violet ER
    • 5,12-Dihydroquino[2,3-b]acridine-7,14-dione
    • Monastral Violet 4R
    • E 3B Red
    • Hostaperm Red Violet ER 02
    • C.I. 46500
    • 5,12-Dihydroquino(2,3-b)acridine-7,14-dione
    • CI 46500
    • CI 73900
    • Quino[2,3-b]acridine-7,14-dione, 5,12-dihydro-
    • NSC-316165
    • Quino(2,3-b)acridine-7,14-dione, 5,12-dihydro-
    • 5,7,12,14-tetrahydro-5,12-diazapentacene-7,14-dione
    • 11P487375P
    • DTXSID5027354
    • SUNFAST QUINACRIDONE VIOLET
    • SUNFAST QUINACRIDONE RED ZETA
    • 213-879-2
    • RefChem:577242
    • DTXCID407354
    • 5,12-dihydroquinolino[2,3-b]acridine-7,14-dione
    • PV-Fast Red E3B
    • PV-Fast Red E5B
    • Cinquasia Red Y-RT 759D
    • Cinquasia Violet R-RT 791D
    • Cinquasia B-RT 796D
    • Permanent Red E3B
    • Permanent Red E5B
    • Quinolino[2,3-b]acridine-7,14(5H,12H)-dione
    • MFCD00059956
    • Hostaperm Red E5B
    • NSC 316165
    • PV Fast Red E3B
    • PV Fast Red E5B
    • Quinacridone, tech grade
    • Quinacridone (purified by sublimation)
    • 5,12-dihydro-quino(2,3-b)acridine-7,14-dione
    • HSDB 6136
    • 5,12-dihydro-quino[2,3-b]acridine-7,14-dione
    • EINECS 213-879-2
    • quinacridon
    • Quinaccridone
    • 7,14-dioxo-5,7,12,14-tetrahydro-chinolino-[2,3-b]-acridin
    • UNII-11P487375P
    • Lin-trans-Quinacridone
    • EC 213-879-2
    • SCHEMBL92077
    • CINQUASIA RED [HSDB]
    • Quino(2,3,b)acridine-7,14-dione, 5,12-dihydro-
    • QUINACRIDONE VIOLET 19
    • 5,3-b]acridine-7,14-dione
    • SCHEMBL29349876
    • CHEBI:174977
    • NSC316165
    • STL522998
    • AKOS015914113
    • Quino[2,14-dione, 5,12-dihydro-
    • CS-W009426
    • FQ40620
    • GS-3378
    • Quinacridone, (purified by sublimation)
    • 790240-46-9
    • SY036431
    • DS-001457
    • NS00010619
    • Q0057
    • Q0083
    • ST51043385
    • H10513
    • 5,12-Dihydro-Quino(2,3,b)acridine-7,14-dione
    • F513629
    • Q418071
    • QUINO(2,3-B)ACRIDINE-7,14-DIONE, 5,12-DIHYDRO
    • 5,7,12,14-Tetrahydro[2,3-b]quinolinoacridine (beta form)
    • Pigment Violet 19, 5,12-Dihydroquin[2,3-b]acridine-7,14-dione
    • 39283-39-1
    • 1047-16-1

  • Applications

    Quinacridone (CAS 1047-16-1) is a synthetic pigment with a bright hue and excellent lightfastness, widely used as a high-performance colorant in coatings and printing inks, as a colorant for plastics and polymer systems, and in cosmetics and personal care formulations, as well as in artist paints and art materials.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 0.23
    methanol 0.16
    isopropanol 0.19
    water 0.0
    ethyl acetate 0.47
    n-propanol 0.24
    acetone 0.49
    n-butanol 0.27
    acetonitrile 0.13
    DMF 2.92
    toluene 0.13
    isobutanol 0.21
    1,4-dioxane 0.77
    methyl acetate 0.52
    THF 2.91
    2-butanone 1.04
    n-pentanol 0.3
    sec-butanol 0.22
    n-hexane 0.01
    ethylene glycol 0.15
    NMP 2.04
    cyclohexane 0.0
    DMSO 3.13
    n-butyl acetate 1.13
    n-octanol 0.22
    chloroform 0.13
    n-propyl acetate 0.72
    acetic acid 0.8
    dichloromethane 0.22
    cyclohexanone 1.33
    propylene glycol 0.14
    isopropyl acetate 0.66
    DMAc 6.93
    2-ethoxyethanol 1.25
    isopentanol 0.39
    n-heptane 0.01
    ethyl formate 0.45
    1,2-dichloroethane 0.32
    n-hexanol 0.4
    2-methoxyethanol 1.74
    isobutyl acetate 0.55
    tetrachloromethane 0.03
    n-pentyl acetate 1.31
    transcutol 6.48
    n-heptanol 0.45
    ethylbenzene 0.18
    MIBK 0.9
    2-propoxyethanol 2.45
    tert-butanol 0.26
    MTBE 0.19
    2-butoxyethanol 2.26
    propionic acid 0.42
    o-xylene 0.15
    formic acid 0.59
    diethyl ether 0.18
    m-xylene 0.14
    p-xylene 0.24
    chlorobenzene 0.18
    dimethyl carbonate 0.8
    n-octane 0.01
    formamide 1.29
    cyclopentanone 2.06
    2-pentanone 0.82
    anisole 0.57
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 0.48
    gamma-butyrolactone 2.14
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 1.44
    pyridine 1.33
    3-pentanone 0.55
    furfural 2.91
    n-dodecane 0.02
    diethylene glycol 2.17
    diisopropyl ether 0.1
    tert-amyl alcohol 0.29
    acetylacetone 1.54
    n-hexadecane 0.02
    acetophenone 1.43
    methyl propionate 0.61
    isopentyl acetate 1.5
    trichloroethylene 0.81
    n-nonanol 0.35
    cyclohexanol 0.22
    benzyl alcohol 0.81
    2-ethylhexanol 0.41
    isooctanol 0.51
    dipropyl ether 0.43
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 0.29
    ethyl lactate 0.89
    propylene carbonate 1.17
    n-methylformamide 0.82
    2-pentanol 0.21
    n-pentane 0.0
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 1.78
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 2.43
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 3.03
    mesitylene 0.11
    ε-caprolactone 1.48
    p-cymene 0.33
    epichlorohydrin 2.61
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 0.14
    2-aminoethanol 0.27
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 3.32
    sulfolane 3.32
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 0.01
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 0.74
    n-hexyl acetate 0.92
    isooctane 0.01
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 3.43
    sec-butyl acetate 0.71
    tert-butyl acetate 0.89
    decalin 0.01
    glycerin 0.64
    diglyme 6.22
    acrylic acid 0.6
    isopropyl myristate 0.68
    n-butyric acid 0.69
    acetyl acetate 0.52
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 1.1
    ethyl propionate 0.74
    nitromethane 1.41
    1,2-diethoxyethane 1.8
    benzonitrile 0.74
    trioctyl phosphate 0.7
    1-bromopropane 0.12
    gamma-valerolactone 4.18
    n-decanol 0.3
    triethyl phosphate 1.26
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 0.26
    propionitrile 0.26
    vinylene carbonate 1.25
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 2.57
    DMS 1.41
    cumene 0.2
    2-octanol 0.28
    2-hexanone 1.0
    octyl acetate 0.76
    limonene 0.28
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 2.8
    ethyl orthosilicate 1.11
    tributyl phosphate 0.95
    diacetone alcohol 1.98
    N,N-dimethylaniline 0.62
    acrylonitrile 0.54
    aniline 0.47
    1,3-propanediol 0.64
    bromobenzene 0.13
    dibromomethane 0.11
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 0.59
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 1.2
    tetrabutyl urea 1.6
    diisobutyl methanol 0.41
    2-phenylethanol 1.33
    styrene 0.17
    dioctyl adipate 1.16
    dimethyl sulfate 1.65
    ethyl butyrate 1.04
    methyl lactate 1.05
    butyl lactate 1.67
    diethyl carbonate 0.98
    propanediol butyl ether 1.16
    triethyl orthoformate 1.21
    p-tert-butyltoluene 0.27
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 2.32
    morpholine 1.08
    tert-butylamine 0.11
    n-dodecanol 0.26
    dimethoxymethane 1.64
    ethylene carbonate 0.84
    cyrene 2.27
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 2.64
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 1.19
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 0.45
    4-methylpyridine 0.89
    dibutyl ether 0.5
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 0.41
    DEF 1.4
    dimethyl isosorbide 5.18
    tetrachloroethylene 0.5
    eugenol 3.07
    triacetin 1.74
    span 80 1.69
    1,4-butanediol 0.25
    1,1-dichloroethane 0.11
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 0.49
    methyl formate 0.59
    2-methyl-1-butanol 0.34
    n-decane 0.02
    butyronitrile 0.29
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 0.37
    1-chlorooctane 0.13
    1-chlorotetradecane 0.08
    n-nonane 0.02
    undecane 0.02
    tert-butylcyclohexane 0.02
    cyclooctane 0.0
    cyclopentanol 0.26
    tetrahydropyran 0.4
    tert-amyl methyl ether 0.28
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 4.91
    1-hexene 0.06
    2-isopropoxyethanol 1.07
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 0.58
    methyl butyrate 0.99

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IFRA standard 51

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Household care products with mostly hand contact, including aerosol/spray products (with potential leave-on skin contact)
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