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== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
  
meta-cresolsulfonphthalein; m-cresol purple; prpura de m-cresol (Esp.); porpora cresolo (It.)
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meta-cresolsulfonphthalein; m-cresol purple; púrpura de m-cresol (Esp.); porpora cresolo (It.)
  
 
[[[SliderGallery rightalign|cresol purple.jpg~Chemical structure]]]
 
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== Authority ==
 
== Authority ==
  
* Richard S. Lewis, Richard S. Lewis, ''Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary'', Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
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* Richard S. Lewis, ''Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary'', Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
  
* G.S.Brady, G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971
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* G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971
  
 
* Sigma Dyes, Stains and Natural Pigments, Infrared Library, Nicolet, 1991-1995  Comment: OMNIC: formula= C21H18O5S, CAS= 2303-01-7
 
* Sigma Dyes, Stains and Natural Pigments, Infrared Library, Nicolet, 1991-1995  Comment: OMNIC: formula= C21H18O5S, CAS= 2303-01-7

Revision as of 07:43, 24 July 2013

Description

A purplish crystalline powder used as an acid-base indicator. Cresol purple changes from red to yellow over a pH range of 1.2 -1.8 and changes again from yellow to purple from pH 7.4 - 9.0.

Synonyms and Related Terms

meta-cresolsulfonphthalein; m-cresol purple; púrpura de m-cresol (Esp.); porpora cresolo (It.)

Chemical structure

Cresol purple.jpg


Other Properties

Soluble in ethanol, water, dilute acid and dilute alkalis.

Composition C21H18O5S
CAS 2303-01-7
Molecular Weight mol. wt. = 382.44

Hazards and Safety

Inhalation, ingestion and contact may cause irritation and redness.

Mallinckrodt Baker: MSDS

Authority

  • Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
  • G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971
  • Sigma Dyes, Stains and Natural Pigments, Infrared Library, Nicolet, 1991-1995 Comment: OMNIC: formula= C21H18O5S, CAS= 2303-01-7

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