Chemical Properties
Crystallized as light yellow needle crystals. Soluble in hot nitrobenzene, slightly soluble in hot xylene, slightly soluble in acetic acid, very slightly soluble in ethanol, ether, benzene.
Uses
1,5-Dinitroanthraquinone has been used in a study to understand the effect of its oxygenous substituents on the color ratio, when it is a part of spectral flare compositions. It may be used to prepare 3,4,7,8-tetrabromo-1,5-dinitroanthraquinone via bromination using molecular bromine and nitric acid as a co-reagent.
General Description
1,5-Dinitroanthraquinone is formed as one of the products during the nitration of anthraquinone.