What is ACRIDIN?

(ak’ -rid-in) A substance produced by heating anilin and salicylic aldehyd to 260 with ZnCl,. Very soluble in alcohol and ether. It occurs in crude anthracene and dissolves in dilute acids with a beautiful green fluorescence. It readily sublimes in colorless leaflets; melts at 1 loA

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