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The novel compounds, 2,2'-bis(3-pyridinols), will fluoresce in the visible spectrum when exposed to ultraviolet light. The particular color emitted is dependent upon the other substituents on the pyridine ring. Generally, the parent compound and its substituted derivatives fluoresce green, unless the substituents have aromatic or aliphatic unsaturation which is conjugated with the unsaturation of the pyridine ring. This shifts the fluorescence to longer wavelengths, so that it is possible to produce compounds which fluoresce in the yellow and red portions of the visible spectrum. The compounds are readily soluble in common organic solvents and are thermally stable. They can be incorporated in various polymers to impart their fluorescent properties to the polymers. They can be incorporated in lacquers to produce films or applied as coatings on the envelope of ultraviolet lamps to produce various colored lights when energized.
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