%0 Journal Article %1 Radley1950 %A Radley, J. A. %D 1950 %J J. Sci. Food Agric. %K fluorescence glycerol %N 7 %P 222-224 %R 10.1002/jsfa.2740010709 %T Anthrone as a reagent in fluorescence analysis, and some applications %V 1 %X A reagent consisting of anthrone dissolved in concentrated sulphuric acid has been found to develop characteristic fluorescence colours in filtered ultra-violet light when heated with low concentration of a number of organic compounds. Glycerol and glycol derivatives are especially reactive, and so is tartaric acid. The reaction has the delicacy of a micro test and several instances of its use for identification of specific compounds in industrial forensic and foodstuff investigations are given.

@article{Radley1950, abstract = {A reagent consisting of anthrone dissolved in concentrated sulphuric acid has been found to develop characteristic fluorescence colours in filtered ultra-violet light when heated with low concentration of a number of organic compounds. Glycerol and glycol derivatives are especially reactive, and so is tartaric acid. The reaction has the delicacy of a micro test and several instances of its use for identification of specific compounds in industrial forensic and foodstuff investigations are given.}, added-at = {2010-03-09T21:42:49.000+0100}, author = {Radley, J. A.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/222293bdcf033954d147d010bf976d27a/afcallender}, doi = {10.1002/jsfa.2740010709}, interhash = {a8d654a3715ec509c4bed2298fa14bb5}, intrahash = {22293bdcf033954d147d010bf976d27a}, journal = {J. Sci. Food Agric.}, keywords = {fluorescence glycerol}, number = 7, pages = {222-224}, timestamp = {2010-03-09T22:20:41.000+0100}, title = {Anthrone as a reagent in fluorescence analysis, and some applications}, volume = 1, year = 1950 }