| It is rapidly decomposed by an excess of alcohol into picric acid and anthracene, the solution assuming a yellow tint. |
| A positive trend was also found between the level of anthracene in the soil and the prevalence of reported rashes. |
| Common aromatic compounds other than benzene include toluene, naphthalene, and anthracene, all of which are present in coal tar or creosote. |
| The whole mass dissolves on heating, and the anthracene crystallizes out on cooling. |
| Indigo is now derived from naphthalene, and anthracene yields alizarin, the dye formerly obtained from madder root. |
| A great number of products are procured from anthracene, by far the most important of these being artificial alizarin. |
