1-Amino-4-hydroxyanthraquinone → 1-Amino-2-bromo-4-hydroxyanthraquinone

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The progress of the bromination may be followed by thin layer chromatography or high pressure liquid chromatography so as to insure that the byproducts, 1-amino-2-bromoanthraquinone and 1-amino-4-bromoanthraquinone, represent less than 1% of the product mixture. This is essential, since hydroxylation of these two products results in 1-amino-2-hydroxyanthraquinone and 1-amino-4-hydroxyanthraquinone respectively. Both products are isolated along with the desired 1-amino-2-bromo-4-hydroxyanthraquinone and therefore give rise to a product with unsatisfactory quality.

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