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Xylenol Blue

indicator grade, Dye content 90 %

Synonym(s):

p-Xylenol Blue, p-Xylenolsulfonephthalein

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C23H22O5S
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
410.48
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
363132
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12171500
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.47

grade

indicator grade

Quality Level

form

powder

composition

Dye content, 90%

technique(s)

titration: suitable

useful pH range

1.2-2.8, red to yellow(acid)
8.0-9.8, yellow to violet(alkaline)

mp

212 °C (dec.) (lit.)

λmax

424 nm

application(s)

diagnostic assay manufacturing
hematology
histology

storage temp.

room temp

SMILES string

Cc1cc(c(C)cc1O)C2(OS(=O)(=O)c3ccccc23)c4cc(C)c(O)cc4C

InChI

1S/C23H22O5S/c1-13-11-20(24)15(3)9-18(13)23(19-10-16(4)21(25)12-14(19)2)17-7-5-6-8-22(17)29(26,27)28-23/h5-12,24-25H,1-4H3

InChI key

MGUKYHHAGPFJMC-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Xylenol Blue is a dark brown powder and it belongs to the class of sulfonephthalein dyes. Xylenol Blue changes color from red (pH 1.2) to yellow (2.8) and yellow (8.0) to blue (9.6). It is widely used in food storage, drugs, determining bacterial growth, microbial assays and determining lipase.

wgk_germany

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves


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