PURPURIN

Synonyms. Purpurin; 1,2,4-Trihydroxy-9,10-anthracenedione; 1,2,4-Trihydroxyanthraquinone; 1,2,4-Trihydroxy-9,10-anthraquinone; 1,2,4-Trihydroxyanthrachinon; C.I. 1037; C.I. 58205; C.I. 75410; Hydroxylizaric acid; Purpurin madder root; Purpurine; Smoke Brown G; Verantin;

PURPURIN

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PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION

CAS RN

81-54-9

EINECS RN

201-359-8

FORMULA

C14H8O5

MOLE WEIGHT

256.21

H.S CODE

3204.19.4000

SMILES

c12c(C(c3ccccc3C1=O)=O)c(cc(c2O)O)O

CLASSIFICATION

Coloring agent, Anthraquinone dye, Hydroxyquinol, Trihydroxyanthraquinone

EXTRA NOTES

A natural pigment from roots of madder root (Rubia tinctorum).
Purpurin is also called verantin, smoke Brown G, hydroxylizaric acid, and C.I. 58205. It is a minor component of the classical lake pigment "madder lake" or Rose Madder.

 

PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES

PHYSICAL STATE.

dark brown powder

MELTING POINT

253 ~ 256 C

BOILING POINT

 

DENSITY

 

SOLUBILITY IN WATER

Slightly soluble

SOLVENT SOLUBILITY

 

VAPOR DENSITY

 

log P(octanol-water)

3.46

VAPOR PRESSURE

 

AUTOIGNITION TEMP

 
pK

 

REFRACTIVE INDEX

 

FLASH POINT

113 C

 

STABILITY AND REACTIVITY
STABILITY Stable under normal conditions.

INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS

Strong oxidizing agents

POLYMERIZATION

Has not been reported

NFPA RATINGS

Health: 2, Flammability: 1, Reactivity: 0

 

EXTERNAL LINKS & GENERAL DESCRIPTION

USA.gov - Purpurin

Wikipedia Linking - 1,2,4-Trihydroxyanthraquinone

Google Scholar Search - Purpurin

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

PubChem Compound Summary - Purpurin

KEGG (Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes) -  Purpurin

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

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

Material Safety Data Sheet - Purpurin

EPA - Substance Registry Services - Purpurin

 

SALES SPECIFICATION

APPEARANCE

dark brown powder

ASSAY

95% min (HPLC)

Alizarin

3% max

LOSS ON DRYING

1% max

MELTING POINT

253 ~ 256 C

 

TRANSPORT & REGULATORY INFORMATION

UN NO.

 

HAZARD CLASS

 

PACKING GROUP  

 

SAFETY INFORMATION

HAZARD OVERVIEW

OSHA Hazards: Target Organ Effect, Irritant, Teratogen. Causes eye, skin, and respiratory tract irritation. Target Organs: Respiratory system, eyes, skin. Eye: Causes eye irritation. Skin: Causes skin irritation. Ingestion: May cause gastrointestinal irritation with nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. Inhalation: Causes respiratory tract 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