THOMAS F. MCDONNELL WITH JOHN H. GARDNER ... Anthrone Series. V. The Structure of the So-called Aglycone of Aloin* ... BY THOMAS F. MCDONNELL WITH JOHN H. GARDNER ... The structure of aloin has been the subject of numerous investigations. It has been shown that on hydrolysis with hydrochloric acid, it yields 1,8-dihydroxyanthraquinone-3-carbinol (I, aloe- emodin)2 and d-arabino~e.~ Because of these facts, aloin was long regarded by ...
