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It is shown that the application to the indigo molecule of known colour rules, particularly the general rule given by the author1, leads to the expectation of a deep colour. Various isomers, analogues, and derivatives of indigo and thioindigo are similarly examined, and their colour is explained on a qualitative basis.
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Edward B. Knott (1951) studied this question.
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