ORCEIN

Synonyms. Orcein; Pacein; Natural Red 28; 2,4-Dihydroxy-6-methylphenylamino)-1,9-dimethyldibenzo[b,d]furan-3,7-dione; 2,8-Bis(2,4-dihydroxy-6-methylanilino)-1,9-dimethyldibenzofuran-3,7-dione; 2,8-Bis(2,4-dihydroxy-6-methylanilino)-1,9-dimethyldibenzo[b,d]furan-3,7-dione; 2,8-Bis[(2,4-dihydroxy-6-methylphenyl)amino]-1,9-dimethylbenzo[1,2-b]benzo[1,2 -d]furan-3,7-dione;

ORCEIN

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PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION

CAS RN

1400-62-0

EINECS RN

215-750-6

FORMULA

C28H24N2O7

MOLE WEIGHT

500.50

H.S CODE

3204.19.4000

SMILES

c12c3c(=CC(C(=C3C)Nc3c(cc(O)cc3C)O)=O)oc1=CC(C(=C2C)Nc1c (cc (O) cc 1C)O)=O

CLASSIFICATION

Coloring agent, Natural dye, Food dye, Stain, pH indicator

EXTRA NOTES

E number E121
Synthetic

 

PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES

PHYSICAL STATE.

dark brown to black powder

MELTING POINT

 

BOILING POINT

 

DENSITY

 

SOLUBILITY IN WATER

 

SOLVENT SOLUBILITY

 

VAPOR DENSITY

 

log P(octanol-water)

3.03

VAPOR PRESSURE

 

AUTOIGNITION TEMP

 
pK

 

REFRACTIVE INDEX

 

FLASH POINT

 

 

STABILITY AND REACTIVITY
STABILITY Stable under normal conditions.

INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS

Strong oxidizing agents

POLYMERIZATION

Has not been reported

NFPA RATINGS

Health: 1, Flammability: 0, Reactivity: 0

 

EXTERNAL LINKS & GENERAL DESCRIPTION

USA.gov - Orcein

Wikipedia Linking - Orcein

Google Scholar Search - Orcein

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

PubChem Compound Summary - Orcein

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ -  Orcein

Material Safety Data Sheet - Orcein

EPA - Substance Registry Services - Orcein

http://www.ravensgard.org/ - Orchil, the poor person's purple

 

SALES SPECIFICATION

APPEARANCE

dark brown to black powder

DYE CONTENT

90% min

LOSS ON DRYING

7% max

 

TRANSPORT & REGULATORY INFORMATION

UN NO.

 

HAZARD CLASS

 

PACKING GROUP  

 

SAFETY INFORMATION

HAZARD OVERVIEW

OSHA Hazards:Harmful by ingestion. 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: Toxic if swallowed.

SIGNAL WORD Warning

PICTOGRAMS

HAZARD STATEMENTS

H302-H315-H319

P STATEMENTS

P280-P301+ P312-P302+ P352-P305 + P351 + P338

EC DIRECTIVES

 

HAZARD CODES

RISK PHRASES

22-36/38

SAFETY PHRASES

26-37/39

 

PACKING

Preserve in light-resistant and well-closed containers