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3′,3′′,5′,5′′-Tetrabromophenolphthalein ethyl ester potassium salt

indicator grade

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C22H13Br4KO4
CAS Number:
62637-91-6
Molecular Weight:
700.05
Beilstein:
3848263
EC Number:
263-661-6
MDL number:
MFCD00011662
UNSPSC Code:
12171500
PubChem Substance ID:
24847193

grade

indicator grade

visual transition interval

3.0-3.5, yellow to green
4.2-4.9, blue-green to blue-violet

mp

210 °C (dec.) (lit.)

λmax

386 nm (2nd)
593 nm

SMILES string

[K+].CCOC(=O)c1ccccc1\C(c2cc(Br)c([O-])c(Br)c2)=C3\C=C(Br)C(=O)C(Br)=C3

InChI

1S/C22H14Br4O4.K/c1-2-30-22(29)14-6-4-3-5-13(14)19(11-7-15(23)20(27)16(24)8-11)12-9-17(25)21(28)18(26)10-12;/h3-10,27H,2H2,1H3;/q;+1/p-1

InChI key

WCIQBKUTYDIBJC-UHFFFAOYSA-M

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Biochem/physiol Actions

3′,3′′,5′,5′′-Tetrabromophenolphthalein ethyl ester is used in the spectrophotometric method of total protein determination.[1]

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Spectrophotometric determination of total proteins in blood plasma: a comparative study among dye-binding methods.
Zaia DAM, et al.
Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology, 48, 385-388 (2005)
J G Rio et al.
Journal of analytical toxicology, 5(6), 267-269 (1981-11-01)
A simple direct colorimetric test using a tetrabromophenolphthalein reagent for detecting basic drugs in urine is described. The response of 62 commonly encountered drugs and metabolites to this test are described and 39 of these compounds were found to react.
D L Mount et al.
Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 67(3), 295-300 (1989-01-01)
Two field-adapted colorimetric methods for measuring the antimalarial drug chloroquine in urine are described. Both are modifications of the method of Saker and Solomons for screening urine for phencyclidine and other drugs of abuse, using the colour reagent tetrabromophenolphthalein ethyl
Ion association titration for the determination of local anesthetics in pharmaceuticals with tetrabromophenolphthalein ethyl ester as an indicator.
T Sakai et al.
Analytical sciences : the international journal of the Japan Society for Analytical Chemistry, 17(9), 1105-1107 (2001-11-16)
[Application of tetrabromophenolphthalein ethyl ester (TBPE) indicator-dye to pharmaco-analysis].
G Szász et al.
Acta pharmaceutica Hungarica, 51(1), 43-47 (1981-01-01)
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