Pigment Red 149

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Pigment Red 149 is an organic red pigment in the perylene family. It is made from perylenetetracarboxylic dianhydride by adding two 3,5-dimethylaniline groups, producing a red solid used to color plastics, paints, and inks.

Chemical details: formula C40H26N2O4; molar mass 598.65 g/mol. IUPAC name: 2,9-Bis(2,5-dimethylphenyl)anthra[2,1,9-def:6,5,10-d′e′f′]diisoquinoline-1,3,8,10(2H,9H)-tetrone.