PHENOSAFRANINE

Synonyms. Phenosafranine; 3,7-Diamino-5-phenylphenazinium chloride; C.I. 50200; Phenosafranin; Phenosafranine chloride; Phenosofrinine; ; Safrinin B;

PHENOSAFRANINE 

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PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION

CAS RN

81-93-6

EINECS RN

201-387-0

FORMULA

C18H15ClN4

MOLE WEIGHT

322.79

H.S CODE

2933.99.9700

SMILES

c1cc2c(cc1N)[n+](c1ccccc1)c1cc(ccc1n2)N.[ClH-]

CLASSIFICATION

Safranin dye, Phenazine, Quaternary ammonium compound

EXTRA NOTES

Phenosafranine is not very stable in the free state; its chloride forms green plates. It can be readily diazotized, and the diazonium salt when boiled with alcohol yields aposafranine or benzene induline (wikipedia)

 

PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES

PHYSICAL STATE.

dark green crystalline powder

MELTING POINT

> 300 C

BOILING POINT

 

DENSITY

 

SOLUBILITY IN WATER

Soluble

SOLVENT SOLUBILITY

Soluble in alcohol

VAPOR DENSITY

 

log P(octanol-water)

99

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 - Phenosafranine

Wikipedia Linking - Safranin

Google Scholar Search - Phenosafranine

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

PubChem Compound Summary - Phenosafranine

http://www.ebi.ac.uk/chebi/ -  Phenosafranine

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

Material Safety Data Sheet - Phenosafranine

 

SALES SPECIFICATION

APPEARANCE

dark green crystalline powder

DYE CONTENT

80% min

MELTING POINT

> 300 C

 

TRANSPORT & REGULATORY INFORMATION

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HAZARD CLASS

 

PACKING GROUP  

 

SAFETY INFORMATION

HAZARD OVERVIEW

OSHA Hazards: Irritant. Causes skin irritation. Causes serious eye irritation. May cause respiratory irritation.

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

26-36

 

PACKING

Preserve in light-resistant and well-closed containers