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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
A reddish brown powder used as an acid-base indicator dye. In solution bromcresol green gives a yellow color below pH 3.8 and blue color above pH 5.4. It is used in the [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=Archivist%27s%20Pen Archivist's Pen] pH sensitive marker and in [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=A-D%20strips A-D indicator strips].
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A reddish brown powder used as an acid-base indicator dye. In solution bromcresol green gives a yellow color below pH 3.8 and blue color above pH 5.4. It is used in the [[Archivist's Pen]] pH sensitive marker and in [[A-D strips|A-D indicator strips]].
  
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
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[[[SliderGallery rightalign|bromocresol green.jpg~Chemical structure]]]
 
[[[SliderGallery rightalign|bromocresol green.jpg~Chemical structure]]]
  
== Other Properties ==
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== Risks ==
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* Ingestion, inhalation and contact may cause irritation. 
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* ThermoFisher: [https://www.fishersci.com/store/msds?partNumber=B3835&productDescription=BROMOCRESOL+GREEN+ACS+5G&vendorId=VN00033897&countryCode=US&language=en SDS]
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==Physical and Chemical Properties==
  
 
Soluble in ethanol, ether, ethyl acetate, benzene. Slightly soluble in water.
 
Soluble in ethanol, ether, ethyl acetate, benzene. Slightly soluble in water.
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== Hazards and Safety ==
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==Resources and Citations==
 
 
Ingestion, inhalation and contact may cause irritation. 
 
 
 
Mallinckrodt Baker: [http://www.jtbaker.com/msds/englishhtml/b4392.htm MSDS]
 
 
 
== Authority ==
 
  
 
* G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971
 
* G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971

Latest revision as of 11:32, 10 May 2022

Description

A reddish brown powder used as an acid-base indicator dye. In solution bromcresol green gives a yellow color below pH 3.8 and blue color above pH 5.4. It is used in the Archivist's Pen pH sensitive marker and in A-D indicator strips.

Synonyms and Related Terms

Bromkresolgrün (Deut.); bromocresol green; 3,3',5,5'-tetrabromophenol-meta-cresolsulfonphthalein; 4,4'-(3H-2, 1-benzoxathiol-3-ylidene) bis [2,6-dibromo-3 methylphenol]S,S-dioxide

Chemical structure

Bromocresol green.jpg


Risks

  • Ingestion, inhalation and contact may cause irritation.
  • ThermoFisher: SDS

Physical and Chemical Properties

Soluble in ethanol, ether, ethyl acetate, benzene. Slightly soluble in water.

Composition C21H14Br4O5S
CAS 76-60-8
Melting Point 218-219 C
Molecular Weight mol. wt. = 698.02

Resources and Citations

  • G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971
  • Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
  • The Merck Index, Martha Windholz (ed.), Merck Research Labs, Rahway NJ, 10th edition, 1983 Comment: entry 1407
  • Sigma Dyes, Stains and Natural Pigments, Infrared Library, Nicolet, 1991-1995 Comment: OMNIC: formula= C21H14Br4O5S, CAS= 76-60-8