AZURE A

Synonyms. Azure A; C.I. 52005; Azur A; 3-Amino-7-(dimethylamino)phenothiazin-5-ium chloride; 3-Amino-7-dimethylaminophenazathionium chloride; asym-Dimethyl-3,7-diaminophenazathionium chloride; Dimethylthionine; N,N-Dimethylthionine; Giemsa stain; Azure A chloride; (7-Aminophenothiazin-3-ylidene)-dimethylazanium chloride;

AZURE A (BASE)

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PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION

CAS RN

531-53-3

EINECS RN

208-510-7

FORMULA

C14H14ClN3S

MOLE WEIGHT

291.80

H.S CODE

3204.19.5000

SMILES

c1c(N(C)C)cc2[s+]c3cc(N)ccc3nc2c1.[ClH-]

CLASSIFICATION

Thiazine dye, Coloring agent

EXTRA NOTES

Other RN: 789-65-1, 959-03-5, 1343-73-3, 8000-86-0, 31772-57-3, 93211-80-4, 1335204-67-5.

 

PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES

PHYSICAL STATE.

dark green powder

MELTING POINT

>290 C (Decomposes)

BOILING POINT

 

DENSITY

 

SOLUBILITY IN WATER

Soluble

SOLVENT SOLUBILITY

 

VAPOR DENSITY

 

log P(octanol-water)

4.72

VAPOR PRESSURE

 

AUTOIGNITION TEMP

 
pK

 

REFRACTIVE INDEX

 

FLASH POINT

 

 

STABILITY AND REACTIVITY
STABILITY Stable under normal conditions.

INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS

Strong acids, Strong oxidizing agents

POLYMERIZATION

Has not been reported

NFPA RATINGS

Health: 1, Flammability: 0, Reactivity: 0

 

EXTERNAL LINKS & GENERAL DESCRIPTION

Wikipedia Linking - Azure A

Google Scholar Search - Azure A

Drug Information Portal (U.S. National Library of Medicine) - Azure A

PubChem Compound Summary - Azure A

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ - Azure A

http://stainsfile.info/ - Azure A

 

SALES SPECIFICATION

APPEARANCE

dark green powder

DYE CONTENT

90% min

ABSORPTION

628 ~ 633 nm λ max

LOSS ON DRYING

8% max

 

TRANSPORT & REGULATORY INFORMATION

UN NO.

 

HAZARD CLASS

 

PACKING GROUP  

 

SAFETY INFORMATION

HAZARD OVERVIEW

Eyes: May cause eye irritation. Skin: May be harmful if absorbed through skin. May cause skin irritation. Inhalation: May be harmful if inhaled. May cause respiratory tract irritation. Ingestion: May be harmful if swallowed.

SIGNAL WORD Warning

PICTOGRAMS

HAZARD STATEMENTS

H315-H319-H335

P STATEMENTS

P261-P305 + P351 + P338

EC DIRECTIVES

 

HAZARD CODES

RISK PHRASES

36/37/38

SAFETY PHRASES

22-24/25

 

PACKING

Preserve in light-resistant and well-closed containers