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Pyrocatechol Violet

suitable for indicator

Synonym(s):

Catechol violet, Pyrocatecholsulfonphthalein

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C19H14O7S
CAS Number:
115-41-3
Molecular Weight:
386.38
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
353938
EC Number:
204-088-3
MDL number:
MFCD00005868
UNSPSC Code:
12171500
PubChem Substance ID:
24898883
NACRES:
NA.47

form

powder

Quality Level

200

technique(s)

titration: suitable

mp

185 °C (dec.) (lit.)

solubility

water: 1 mg/mL

suitability

suitable for indicator

application(s)

diagnostic assay manufacturing
hematology
histology

storage temp.

room temp

SMILES string

Oc1ccc(cc1O)C(=C2\C=CC(=O)C(O)=C2)\c3ccccc3S(O)(=O)=O

InChI

1S/C19H14O7S/c20-14-7-5-11(9-16(14)22)19(12-6-8-15(21)17(23)10-12)13-3-1-2-4-18(13)27(24,25)26/h1-10,20,22-23H,(H,24,25,26)/b19-12+

InChI key

HGPSVOAVAYJEIJ-XDHOZWIPSA-N

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General description

Pyrocatechol Violet (PV) is a sulfone phthalein dye. It chelates metal ions. The metal-PV complex is bluish-violet in color.

Application

Complexometric indicator
Pyrocatechol Violet has been used in the formation of dye-metal complexes. It has also been used to determine Cu2+ chelating activity.

pictograms

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GHS07

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Warning

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk_germany

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)

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Jing Su et al.
The Analyst, 135(11), 2918-2923 (2010-09-30)
A novel strategy for the determination of oxalate anions was successfully established using a copper ion and pyrocatechol violet (PV) ensemble. The sensor ensemble can discriminate oxalate over other common anions including F(-), Cl(-), I(-), Br(-), HPO(4)(2-), PO(4)(3-), AcO(-), CO(3)(2-)
A K Flaten et al.
The Science of the total environment, 207(1), 21-28 (1997-12-16)
Aluminium-organic species in tea infusions were studied by size exclusion chromatography, using a Superose 12 HR column, a mobile phase of 0.12 mol l-1 tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane adjusted to pH 5.5 and detection by UV-visible spectrophotometry. Aluminium was detected after post-column reaction
Berrin Buke et al.
Journal of hazardous materials, 163(2-3), 1298-1302 (2008-09-03)
An on-line solid phase extraction method for the preconcentration and determination of Cu(II) by flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) has been described. It is based on the adsorption of copper(II) ion onto a home made mini column of Chromosorb 105
Qingling Xu et al.
Chemical communications (Cambridge, England), 47(46), 12497-12499 (2011-10-25)
In this study, the ensemble of pyrocatechol violet and Sn(4+) was used for dopamine detection in a neutral aqueous solution with high selectivity and sensitivity. The detection course showed three color changes, which could be observed by the naked eye.
Colorimetric assay for ?-lactamase activity using cocktail of penicillin and 4-(2-pyridylazo)resorcinol (PAR)?2Hg2+ complex
Suji Lee
Dyes and Pigments, 137 (2017)
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