hydroxyquinoline Chem.
(haɪˌdrɒksɪˈkwɪnəliːn)
[f. hydroxy- + quinoline.]
Any of the seven monohydroxy derivatives, C9H7NO, of quinoline, esp. oxine (8-hydroxyquinoline).
| 1881 Jrnl. Chem. Soc. XL. 613 An excellent yield of hydroxyquinoline is obtained by fusing the sulphonic acid with three times its weight of soda. 1925 Chem. Abstr. XIX. 1572 The formation of 4-hydroxyquinoline is suspected. 1937 A. W. Groves Silicate Analysis vi. 131 The perfection of the separation of aluminium, iron, titanium, and zirconium from beryllium by means of 8-hydroxyquinoline now affords the improved method for the determination of beryllia which is adopted here. 1947 Biochem. Jrnl. XLI. 544/2 It was found that oxine alone of the seven isomeric hydroxyquinolines had chelating ability. 1970 Watsonia VIII. 23 Root tips..were given a pretreatment in a 0·002M solution of 8-hydroxyquinoline. |