2-Aminoanthraquinone is an organic compound with the formula . It is one of two of monoaminoanthraquinone isomers. The compound is prepared from 2-chloroanthraquinone by treatment with ammonia. A number of other routes have been described, e.g. using nitrobenzene in the diacylation.
The compound exhibits extensive reactivity, e.g. diazotization.
It is a precursor to indanthrone, a commercial blue dye.
Like many aromatic amines, the potential carcinogenicity of 2-aminoanthraquinone has been scrutinized.