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== Other Properties ==
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== Risks ==
  
Soluble in ethanol, dilute alkali. Insoluble in water. pH: below 1.5 (red); 2.8-8.0 (yellow); 9.6 and above (blue).
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* Contact may cause irritation. 
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* Thymol Blue: [https://www.fishersci.com/store/msds?partNumber=T4165&productDescription=THYMOL+BLUE+CERTIFIED+ACS+5G&vendorId=VN00033897&countryCode=US&language=en SDS]
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== Physical and Chemical Properties ===
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* Soluble in ethanol, dilute alkali. Insoluble in water.  
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* pH: below 1.5 (red); 2.8-8.0 (yellow); 9.6 and above (blue).
  
 
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== Hazards and Safety ==
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==Resources and Citations==
 
 
Contact may cause irritation. 
 
 
 
Mallinckrodt Baker: [http://www.jtbaker.com/msds/englishhtml/t3341.htm MSDS]
 
 
 
== Authority ==
 
  
* G.S.Brady, G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971  Comment: p. 184
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* G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971  Comment: p. 184
  
* 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
  
 
* ''The Merck Index'', Martha Windholz (ed.), Merck Research Labs, Rahway NJ, 10th edition, 1983  Comment: entry 9541
 
* ''The Merck Index'', Martha Windholz (ed.), Merck Research Labs, Rahway NJ, 10th edition, 1983  Comment: entry 9541

Latest revision as of 13:28, 8 June 2022

Description

Brownish crystals. Thymol blue dissolves in alkaline solution to form a deep blue color. It acts as an acid base indicator for pH range 1.2-2.8 changing from red to yellow and for pH range 8.0-9.6 changing from red to blue.

Synonyms and Related Terms

Thymolblau (Deut.); thymolsulfonphthalein

Chemical structure

Thymol blue.jpg


Risks

  • Contact may cause irritation.
  • Thymol Blue: SDS

Physical and Chemical Properties =

  • Soluble in ethanol, dilute alkali. Insoluble in water.
  • pH: below 1.5 (red); 2.8-8.0 (yellow); 9.6 and above (blue).
Composition C27H30O4
CAS 76-61-9
Melting Point 223 C (dec)
Molecular Weight mol. wt. = 466.60

Resources and Citations

  • G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 184
  • 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 9541