Abstract: Compounds of the class represented by 1,4-bis(2-methyl-6-ethylanilino)anthraquinone, 1,4-bis(2,6-dimethylanilino)anthraquinone, and 1,4-bis(2,4,6-trimethylanilino)anthraquinone are disclosed as being unusually stable blue dyes suitable for use as visual leak indicators in refrigerants; e.g., in halocarbon refrigerants, or in refrigeration liquids comprising a halocarbon refrigerant in admixture with a refrigeration oil.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 21, 1981
Date of Patent:
January 18, 1983
Assignee:
Racon Incorporated
Inventors:
Dale E. Stelz, Wilson M. Whaley, Frank I. Carroll