The correlation between the half-wave potentials and Hamnett substitution constants of 8 substituents of 1,2 dihyroxy anthraquinone (Alizarin) are worked out. These substituents are reduced in one step on the ME showing the similar degree of reversibility fulfilling the Hamnett substitution relationship. The nonlinearity obtained by the 5-sulphonated rubstituents of Alizarin and Alizarin fluorine blue is attributed to their adsorption nature on ME at the measured pH. INTROWCTION Hethylanino N,N-diacetate derivatives of 1,2 dihydroxy anthraquinone (Alizarin) has k e n synthesised spardically since 1959 (1). They have proved to be useful metallochramic indicatorr for tranrition metals and in particular for the positive and anion specific absorptiametric determination of fluorine (2-5). The ionization and absorptianetric solution chemistry of the most celebrated of these reagents-Alizarin fluorine blue [ 3-N,N-di(carbaxy1mthyl) aninamethyll-1,2 dihydroxy anthraquinone and its 5-sulphonated analogue have k e n studied in detail (2-6).Rocmtly the electrochemical studies on these anthraquinones and their metal complexes were reported (7.8). However, no attempt har been made to correlate the structural properties of there anthraquinane substituents with their electrochemical data.In the present study the correlation between Hamwtt constarts of these newly developed anthraquinone substituents with their electrochemical data is given.