Tetrabromophenol Blue sodium salt
ALDRICH/236047 - Dye content 85 %, ≥84.5% (HPLC)
Synonym: sodium 2,3,4,5-
CAS Number: 108321-10-4
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C19H5Br8NaO5S
Molecular Weight: 1007.53
MDL Number: MFCD00064343
Linear Formula: C19H5Br8NaO5S
Product Type: Chemical
| ε (extinction coefficient) | ≥12000 at 298-304 nm in H2O at 0.005 g/L |
| ≥55000 at 607-613 nm in H2O at 0.005 g/L | |
| ≥59000 at 222-228 nm in H2O at 0.005 g/L | |
| λmax | 610 nm |
| application(s) | diagnostic assay manufacturing hematology histology |
| assay | ≥84.5% (HPLC) |
| color | brown to dark brown |
| composition | Dye content, 85% |
| form | powder |
| InChI | 1S/C19H6Br8O5S.Na/c20-7-1 |
| InChI key | GFMOPDHPAXHAQX-UHFFFAOYSA |
| Quality Level | 200 ![]() |
| SMILES string | [Na+].Oc1c(Br)cc(cc1Br)C( |
| storage temp. | room temp |
| technique(s) | titration: suitable |
| Biochem/physiol Actions: | Tetrabromophenol Blue sodium salt has two tautomeric forms that are differently coloured: blue at pH > 4.6 and yellow at pH < 3, and is thus employed as a pH indicator. |
| General description: | Tetrabromophenol blue is an acid-sensitive triphenylmethane dye widely employed as an industrial dye for food, drugs, cosmetics, and laboratory indicators. It belongs to the group of sulfonephthalein acid-base indicators. It is commercially available as a sodium salt. |
| Packaging: | 1, 5 g in glass bottle |
| Symbol | GHS07 |
| Signal word | Warning |
| Hazard statements | H315 - H319 - H335 |
| Precautionary statements | P302 + P352 - P305 + P351 + P338 |
| Hazard Codes | Xi |
| Risk Statements | 36/37/38 |
| Safety Statements | 26 |
| RIDADR | NONH for all modes of transport |
| WGK Germany | WGK 3 |
| Flash Point(F) | Not applicable |
| Flash Point(C) | Not applicable |
| Purity | ≥84.5% (HPLC) |
| Storage Temp. | room temp |
| UNSPSC | 12171500 |


