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Chlorazol Black

Powder

Synonym(s):

4-Amino-3-[[4′-[(2,4-diaminophenyl)azo][1,1′-biphenyl]-4-yl]azo]-5-hydroxy-6-(phenylazo)-2,7-naphthalenedisulfonic acid disodium salt, Chlorazole Black E, Direct Black 38

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C34H25N9Na2O7S2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
781.73
Colour Index Number:
30235
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12171500
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.47

product name

Chlorazol Black,

form

powder

Quality Level

composition

Dye content, ≥45% (based on Nitrogen)

color

dark brown to black

solubility

H2O: 1 mg/mL

application(s)

diagnostic assay manufacturing
hematology
histology

storage temp.

room temp

SMILES string

[Na+].[Na+].Nc1ccc(\N=N\c2ccc(cc2)-c3ccc(cc3)\N=N\c4c(N)c5c(O)c(\N=N\c6ccccc6)c(cc5cc4S([O-])(=O)=O)S([O-])(=O)=O)c(N)c1

InChI

1S/C34H27N9O7S2.2Na/c35-22-10-15-27(26(36)18-22)41-38-24-11-6-19(7-12-24)20-8-13-25(14-9-20)40-42-32-28(51(45,46)47)16-21-17-29(52(48,49)50)33(34(44)30(21)31(32)37)43-39-23-4-2-1-3-5-23;;/h1-18,44H,35-37H2,(H,45,46,47)(H,48,49,50);;/q;2*+1/p-2/b41-38+,42-40+,43-39+;;

InChI key

XRPLBRIHZGVJIC-UVHCWRHYSA-L

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General description

Chlorazol Black has strong affinity for cellulose and chitin. In plant tissues, it helps to differentiate between cellulose and lignin. It also helps in distinguishing fungal bodies from artefacts due to chitin staining. It is also used as an auxiliary stain for chromosomes.

Application

Chlorazol Black has been used to monitor the infection of mycorrhizal Allium porrum in plant roots. It has also been used for the staining of copepods.

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Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Carc. 1B - Eye Irrit. 2 - Repr. 2

Storage Class Code

6.1C - Combustible acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic compounds or compounds which causing chronic effects

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Mutagenic activation of the benzidine-based dye direct black 38 by human intestinal microflora.
C E Cerniglia et al.
Mutation research, 175(1), 11-16 (1986-09-01)
Mercedes Conradi et al.
ZooKeys, (791), 71-95 (2018-11-06)
Spaniomolgus is a symbiotic genus of copepods of the poecilostomatoid family Rhynchomolgidae and is known to be associated with shallow-water reef-building hermatypic corals. Three species of this genus were previously found only in washings of Acropora and Stylophora in northern
Jianyong An et al.
The New phytologist, 224(1), 396-408 (2019-05-31)
Plants form a mutualistic symbiosis with arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi, which facilitates the acquisition of scarce minerals from the soil. In return, the host plants provide sugars and lipids to its fungal partner. However, the mechanism by which the AM
A Dewan et al.
Archives of environmental health, 43(4), 269-272 (1988-07-01)
Urine samples of workers in a small-scale unit manufacturing Direct Black 38 were analyzed by high-pressure liquid chromatography for the presence of benzidine and mono and diacetyl benzidine. Acetylated metabolites were found in all the urine samples, and benzidine was
F D Aldrich et al.
Journal of toxicology and environmental health, 18(3), 347-355 (1986-01-01)
A benzidine-derived azo dye, C.I. direct black 38 (DB38), and a p-phenylenediamine-derived dye, C.I. direct black 19 (DB19), labeled with carbon-14 in their aromatic amine moieties, were applied to the shaved dorsal skin of male Fischer-344 rats and New Zealand

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