Definition: Compounds based on ANTHRACENES which contains two KETONES in any position. Substitutions can be in any position except on the ketone groups.
danthron [ 1,8-dihydroxyanthraquinone,Danthane,Dorbanex,Duolax,Vangard brand of danthron,Western Research brand of danthron,chrysazin,danthrone ] structure
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