Flavanol

Name:
Flavanol
Detailed information:
(3-hydroxyflavone). A derivative of flavanone; yellow needles melting at 169 C, has violet fluorescence in concentrated sulfuric acid. It is a flavonoid pigment. Dyes cotton a bright yellow when mordanted with aluminum hydroxide. Other hydroxyflavones are chrysin, fisetin, and quercitin. Eleven different flavonols are known. Not identical to flavonol.