TETRAZOLIUM BLUE

Synonyms. Tetrazolium blue; 4-Anisyltetrazolium blue; 3,3'-(3,3'-Dimethoxy-4,4'-biphenylene)bis(2,5- diphenyl-2H-tetrazolium) chloride; 3,3'-Dianisolebis(4,4'-(3,5-diphenyl)tetrazolium chloride); 3,3'-Dianisolebis(4,4'-(3,5-diphenyl)tetrazoliumchloride); Blue tetrazolium; Blue tetrazolium chloride; Dimethoxy neotetrazolium; Ditetrazolium chloride;

TETRAZOLIUM BLUE (BASE)

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PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION

CAS RN

1871-22-3

EINECS RN

217-488-8

FORMULA

C40H32Cl2N8O2

MOLE WEIGHT

727.64

H.S CODE

2933.99.8290

SMILES

N=1N(c2c(OC)cc(c3ccc(N4N=C(c5ccccc5)NN4c4ccccc4)c (OC)c3)cc2)N (c2ccccc2) NC1c1ccccc1.Cl.Cl

CLASSIFICATION

Coloring agent

EXTRA NOTES

Other RN: 1184-30-1, 3633-57-6, 42988-44-3, 101329-54-8, 106395-82-8, 146671-23-0, 412909-24-1, 562102-26-5, 679787-06-5
Used in the assay of reducing sugars. Used in the preparation of DNA-cation complexes, immunoadsorbents for anti-DNA antibodies

 

PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES

PHYSICAL STATE.

yellow powder

MELTING POINT

225 C

BOILING POINT

 

DENSITY

 

SOLUBILITY IN WATER

Soluble

SOLVENT SOLUBILITY

 

VAPOR DENSITY

 

log P(octanol-water)

 

VAPOR PRESSURE

 

AUTOIGNITION TEMP

 
pK

 

REFRACTIVE INDEX

 

FLASH POINT

 

 

STABILITY AND REACTIVITY
STABILITY Stable under normal conditions.

INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS

Strong bases. Strong acids

POLYMERIZATION

Has not been reported

NFPA RATINGS

Health: 0, Flammability: 0, Reactivity: 0

 

EXTERNAL LINKS & GENERAL DESCRIPTION

Wikipedia Linking - Tetrazolium

Google Scholar Search - Tetrazolium blue

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

PubChem Compound Summary - Tetrazolium blue

KEGG (Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes) - Tetrazolium blue

Chemical Entities of Biological Interest (ChEBI) - Tetrazolium blue

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ - Tetrazolium blue

 

SALES SPECIFICATION

APPEARANCE

yellow powder

ASSAY

98% min

ABSORPTION

248 - 256 nm max in ethanol

ASH

0.5% max

 

TRANSPORT & REGULATORY INFORMATION

UN NO.

 

HAZARD CLASS

 

PACKING GROUP  

 

SAFETY INFORMATION

HAZARD OVERVIEW

Carcinogenicity (Category 1B).-May cause cancer. 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 Danger

PICTOGRAMS

HAZARD STATEMENTS

H350

P STATEMENTS

P201-P308 + P313

EC DIRECTIVES

 

HAZARD CODES

RISK PHRASES

45

SAFETY PHRASES

53-45

 

PACKING

Preserve in light-resistant and well-closed containers

 

PRICE INFORMATION