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Sigma-Aldrich

Thymol Blue

ACS reagent

Synonym(s):

Thymolsulfonphthalein

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C27H30O5S
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
466.59
Beilstein:
368036
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12171500
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.47

grade

ACS reagent

Quality Level

form

powder

clarity of soln

passes test

technique(s)

titration: suitable

visual transition interval

1.2-2.8, red to yellow(acid range)
1.2-2.8, red to yellow
8.0-9.2, yellow to blue(alkaline range)
8.0-9.2, yellow to blue

mp

221-224 °C (dec.) (lit.)

solubility

ethanol: 0.1%, clear

density

0.979 g/cm3

λmax

376 nm (2nd)
594 nm

ε (extinction coefficient)

≥12000 at 298-302 nm in 0.1 M NaOH at 0.01 g/L

application(s)

diagnostic assay manufacturing
hematology
histology

storage temp.

room temp

SMILES string

CC(C)c1cc(c(C)cc1O)C2(OS(=O)(=O)c3ccccc23)c4cc(C(C)C)c(O)cc4C

InChI

1S/C27H30O5S/c1-15(2)19-13-22(17(5)11-24(19)28)27(21-9-7-8-10-26(21)33(30,31)32-27)23-14-20(16(3)4)25(29)12-18(23)6/h7-16,28-29H,1-6H3

InChI key

PRZSXZWFJHEZBJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Thymol Blue is a sulfonephthalein dye. It is also known as thymolsulfonphthalein.

Application

Thymol Blue has been used for the in situ spectrophotometric pH measurement.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Thymol Blue is a pH indicator, which is yellow/orange at low pH and blue in color at high pH.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

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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Sulfobromophthalein electrogenic uptake into rat liver plasma membrane vesicles was shown to admit only the quinoid, trivalent anion. The minimum requirement for this electrogenic process has been investigated in rat liver plasma membrane vesicles by using Thymol blue, a pH-indicator
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Artificial organs, 15(2), 86-89 (1991-04-01)
An optical fiber sensor utilizing Thymol blue and an ion-exchange resin complex in a cellulose acetate membrane was developed. By monitoring several different chromophores of Thymol blue, the sensor could measure the pH of the solution from 1.0 to 12.0
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A simple and sensitive spectrophotometric method was developed for the determination of trace amounts of sulfur dioxide. The method is based on the reaction of SO2 with a known excess of ICI as the oxidant. The unreacted ICI iodinates thymol

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