Anthrone
SIAL/319899 - ACS reagent, 97%
Synonym: 9(10H)-Anthracenone
CAS Number: 90-44-8
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C14H10O
Molecular Weight: 194.23
EC Number: 201-994-0
MDL Number: MFCD00001187
Linear Formula: C14H10O
Product Type: Chemical
| Amax | ≤0.045 at 620 nm in sulfuric acid |
| ≤0.75 at 425 nm in sulfuric acid | |
| application(s) | diagnostic assay manufacturing hematology histology |
| assay | 97% |
| color | off-white to yellow |
| form | powder or crystals |
| grade | ACS reagent |
| InChI | 1S/C14H10O/c15-14-12-7-3- |
| InChI key | RJGDLRCDCYRQOQ-UHFFFAOYSA |
| mp | 154-157 °C (lit.) |
| Quality Level | 200 ![]() |
| SMILES string | O=C1c2ccccc2Cc3ccccc13 |
| solubility | ethyl acetate: 2%, clear, yellow |
| storage temp. | room temp |
| technique(s) | titration: suitable |
| Application: | • The anthrone method is a colorimetric assay to detect reducing and nonreducing sugars. • Anthrone is used in the quantitative determination of streptomycin. • It has been used to detect carbohydrate containing lipids and to measure sugar content such as sucrose and trehalose in the liquid medium. |
| General description: | Anthrone, also known as 9(10H)-Anthracenone, is a planar tricyclic aromatic ketone. In acidic conditions, anthrone reacts with carbohydrate to yield a blue-green color. |
| Packaging: | 25, 100 g in poly bottle |
| Symbol | GHS07 |
| Signal word | Warning |
| Hazard statements | H315 - H319 - H335 |
| Precautionary statements | P261 - P264 - P271 - P280 - P302 + P352 - P305 + P351 + P338 |
| Hazard Codes | Xi |
| Risk Statements | 36/37/38 |
| Safety Statements | 26-36 |
| RIDADR | NONH for all modes of transport |
| WGK Germany | WGK 3 |
| Flash Point(F) | Not applicable |
| Flash Point(C) | Not applicable |
| Purity | 97% |
| mp | 154-157 °C (lit.) |
| Storage Temp. | room temp |
| UNSPSC | 12171500 |


