Indanedione

One of the newest and most successful Ninhydrin analogs to be recently developed. An extremely effective amino acid sensitive reagent reported to develop 46% more latents than DFO.

1 Gram

1,2-Indanedione is the result of the search for a low cost substitute for DFO. Like DFO and ninhydrin,  Developed prints do produce strong fluorescence when exposed to alternate light source illumination. 1,2-Indanedione is not recommended for use on poor quality papers such as newsprint, cardboard and recycled writing papers.