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Bromocresol Green sodium salt, ACS
Catalog number: J64284.06
5 g, Each
Thermo Scientific Chemicals
Bromocresol Green sodium salt, ACS
Catalog number: J64284.06
5 g, Each
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Catalog number: J64284.06
also known as J64284-06
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42.50
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Chemical Identifiers
CAS
62625-32-5
IUPAC Name
sodium 2,6-dibromo-4-[3-(3,5-dibromo-4-hydroxy-2-methylphenyl)-1,1-dioxo-3H-2,1λ⁶-benzoxathiol-3-yl]-3-methylbenzen-1-olate
Molecular Formula
C21H13Br4NaO5S
InChI Key
HEFSGAHJDGZCHA-UHFFFAOYNA-M
SMILES
[Na+].CC1=C(Br)C(O)=C(Br)C=C1C1(OS(=O)(=O)C2=CC=CC=C12)C1=CC(Br)=C([O-])C(Br)=C1C
Specifications
Specification SheetAppearance (Color)
Dark brown to dark red or greenish black
Residue on ignition
≤ 5.0%
Visual transition interval
Visual transition interval from pH 3.8 (yellow) to pH 5.4 (blue)
Form
Crystalline powder
Loss on Drying
≤ 0.5%
Description
Bromocresol Green sodium salt is used as a pH indicator. It is a pH sensitive triphenylmethane dye useful in various colorimetric detection studies and as an activity tracking dye for DNA agarose gel electrophoresis. It is also used in TLC (thin-layer chromatography) for visualizing compounds containing functional groups having pKa less than 5.
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Applications
Bromocresol Green sodium salt is used as a pH indicator. It is a pH sensitive triphenylmethane dye useful in various colorimetric detection studies and as an activity tracking dye for DNA agarose gel electrophoresis. It is also used in TLC (thin-layer chromatography) for visualizing compounds containing functional groups having pKa less than 5.
Solubility
40mg/ml in water; 60mg/ml in ethanolSoluble in water and ethanol.
Notes
Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents.
Bromocresol Green sodium salt is used as a pH indicator. It is a pH sensitive triphenylmethane dye useful in various colorimetric detection studies and as an activity tracking dye for DNA agarose gel electrophoresis. It is also used in TLC (thin-layer chromatography) for visualizing compounds containing functional groups having pKa less than 5.
Solubility
40mg/ml in water; 60mg/ml in ethanolSoluble in water and ethanol.
Notes
Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents.
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