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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
Blue-black crystalline powder used as a colorimetric reagent for the detction of [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=zinc zinc] in metal objects, corrosion products, and [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=pigments pigments] (Odegaard et al 2000). Zinc reacts with dithizone to produce a pink-red residue. Dithizone also reacts with [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=silver silver] (violet), [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=copper copper] (dark yellow), [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=lead lead] (dark red), and [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=mercury mercury] (orange).
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Blue-black crystalline powder used as a colorimetric reagent for the detction of [[zinc]] in metal objects, corrosion products, and [[pigment|pigments]] (Odegaard et al 2000). Zinc reacts with dithizone to produce a pink-red residue. Dithizone also reacts with [[silver]] (violet), [[copper]] (dark yellow), [[lead]] (dark red), and [[mercury]] (orange).
  
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==

Revision as of 14:46, 14 January 2014

Description

Blue-black crystalline powder used as a colorimetric reagent for the detction of Zinc in metal objects, corrosion products, and pigments (Odegaard et al 2000). Zinc reacts with dithizone to produce a pink-red residue. Dithizone also reacts with Silver (violet), Copper (dark yellow), Lead (dark red), and Mercury (orange).

Synonyms and Related Terms

diphenylthiocarbazone; phenyldiazenecarbothioic acid 2-phenylhydrazide

Chemical structure

Dithizone.jpg


Other Properties

Insoluble in water. Soluble in carbon tetrachloride, chloroform Slightly soluble in alcohols.

Composition C13H12N4S
CAS 60-10-6
Melting Point 168 (dec)
Molecular Weight mol. wt. = 256.32

Hazards and Safety

Contact may cause irritation.

Fisher Scientific: MSDS

Additional Information

N.Odegaard, S.Carroll, W.Zimmt, Material Characterization Tests for Objects of Art and Archaeology Archetype Publications, London, 2000, p.96.

Authority

  • The Merck Index, Martha Windholz (ed.), Merck Research Labs, Rahway NJ, 10th edition, 1983 Comment: entry #3395
  • N.Odegaard, S.Carroll, W.Zimmt, Material Characterization Tests for Objects of Art and Archaeology, Archetype Publications, London, 2000

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