Tyrian purple

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ChemicalSubstance type_of_chemical_entity Q5180360
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Tyrian purple

Summary

Tyrian purple is a type of chemical entity[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,257 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Tyrian purple's image is recorded as PM 110511 Liebig Chromos.jpg[3].
  • Tyrian purple's image is recorded as Purple Purpur (retouched).jpg[4].
  • Tyrian purple's image is recorded as Haustellum brandaris 000.jpg[5].
  • Tyrian purple's image is recorded as Justinian.jpg[6].
  • Tyrian purple's image is recorded as Theodoor van Thulden - The Discovery of Purple.jpg[7].
  • Tyrian purple's image is recorded as Cuneiform tablet BM62788.jpg[8].
  • Tyrian purple's image is recorded as Contemporary portrayal of a toga picta.jpg[9].
  • Tyrian purple's image is recorded as Empress Theodora.jpg[10].
  • Tyrian purple's image is recorded as Karl den store krons av leo III.jpg[11].
  • Tyrian purple's image is recorded as Peter Paul Rubens - La découverte de la pourpre.JPG[12].
  • Tyrian purple's image is recorded as Tyrian purple on grayscale.jpg[13].
  • Tyrian purple's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[14].
  • Tyrian purple's chemical structure is recorded as Tyrian-Purple.svg[15].
  • Tyre is named after Tyrian purple[16].
  • Tyrian purple's CAS Registry Number is recorded as 1277170-99-6[17].
  • Tyrian purple's canonical SMILES is recorded as C1=CC2=C(C=C1Br)NC(=C3C(=O)C4=C(N3)C=C(C=C4)Br)C2=O[18].
  • Tyrian purple's InChI is recorded as InChI=1S/C16H8Br2N2O2/c17-7-1-3-9-11(5-7)19-13(15(9)21)14-16(22)10-4-2-8(18)6-12(10)20-14/h1-6,19-20H/b14-13+[19].
  • Tyrian purple's InChIKey is recorded as ZVAPIIDBWWULJN-BUHFOSPRSA-N[20].
  • Tyrian purple's chemical formula is recorded as C₁₆H₈Br₂N₂O₂[21].
  • Tyrian purple's subclass of is recorded as red[22].
  • Tyrian purple's subclass of is recorded as indole alkaloid[23].
  • Tyrian purple's has use is recorded as natural dye[24].
  • Tyrian purple's Commons category is recorded as Phoenician purple[25].
  • Tyrian purple's BNCF Thesaurus ID is recorded as 54795[26].
  • Tyrian purple's has part is recorded as carbon[27].

Why It Matters

Tyrian purple ranks in the top 1% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,257 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Global Substance Registration System. Retrieved . commonchemistry.cas.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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