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The 7 pages that link to Alizarin, each with the reason it gives.

• Natural dyeBroader topic: Alizarin is the principal historic red colorant associated with madder.

• Adolf von BaeyerRelated: Baeyer investigated its structure during the period when synthetic dyes transformed the dye industry.

• AnthraceneRelated: Its synthesis from anthracene helped make the hydrocarbon industrially valuable.

• CochinealCompared with: Synthetic alizarin challenged natural reds, including cochineal, in textile markets.

• AnthraquinoneBroader topic: Its hydroxylated anthraquinone structure gives a classic example of the scaffold as a dye.

• ScarletRelated: Synthetic alizarin changed the economics of red dyes, including shades near scarlet.

• Rubia tinctorumRelated: It is the principal red colorant associated with the plant’s dyeing use.