oxine Chem.
(ˈɒksiːn)
[ad. G. oxin (Hahn & Vieweg 1927, in Zeitschr. f. anal. Chem. LXXI. 123), f. oxychinolin, hydroxyquinoline.]
8-Hydroxyquinoline, C9H7NO, a crystalline phenol which forms water-insoluble complexes with many metal ions and is used in analysis and as a deodorant and antibacterial agent.
| 1927 Chem. Abstr. XXI. 2444 Oxine itself is difficultly sol. in water..but is more sol. in AcOH. 1947 [see hydroxyquinoline]. 1956 R. G. W. Hollingshead Oxine & Its Derivatives IV. xxxiv. 1167 The growth of athlete's foot is prevented by the use of an absorbent powder, such as talc or starch, containing oxine and finely divided boric acid. 1973 T. Mohácsy tr. Burger's Organic Reagents in Metal Analysis ii. 97 Oxine complexes are usually intensely coloured in chloroform. This renders possible the spectrophotometric determination of many metal ions. |