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Crystal Violet lactone

Dye content 97 %

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C26H29N3O2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
415.53
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12171500
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.47

form

powder

composition

Dye content, 97%

mp

180-183 °C (lit.)

λmax

354 nm

application(s)

diagnostic assay manufacturing
hematology
histology

storage temp.

room temp

SMILES string

CN(C)c1ccc(cc1)C2(OC(=O)c3cc(ccc23)N(C)C)c4ccc(cc4)N(C)C

InChI

1S/C26H29N3O2/c1-27(2)20-11-7-18(8-12-20)26(19-9-13-21(14-10-19)28(3)4)24-16-15-22(29(5)6)17-23(24)25(30)31-26/h7-17H,1-6H3

InChI key

IPAJDLMMTVZVPP-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

Crystal Violet lactone (CVL) is a colorless lactone derivative of crystal violet. The CVL compound contains two dimethylaniline groups attached via a tetrahedral carbon atom to 6-dimethylaminophthalide at the third position.

Application

Crystal violet lactone is suitable for use in color-changing printing. It serves as a reversible color system with temperature change.

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Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Respiratory system

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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Xiang Li et al.
The journal of physical chemistry. A, 115(16), 3746-3754 (2010-09-14)
Steady-state and picosecond time-resolved emission experiments are used to examine the excited-state charge transfer reaction of crystal violet lactone (CVL) in aprotic solvents. Solvatochromic analysis using a dielectric continuum model suggests dipole moments of 9-12 D for the initially excited
Kunihiro Ichimura et al.
Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids, 24(13), 6470-6479 (2008-06-10)
The solid phase adsorption of crystal violet lactone (CVL) on five types of Stober silica nanopowders with BET specific surface areas in the range of 50-800 m2/g under dry milling conditions was described for the first time. The hydrogen bonding
Jinlian H
Adaptive and Functional Polymers, Textiles and Their Applications (2011)
Uli Schmidhammer et al.
The journal of physical chemistry. A, 112(37), 8487-8496 (2008-08-22)
The intramolecular electron-transfer reaction in crystal violet lactone in polar aprotic solvents is studied with femtosecond transient absorption spectroscopy. The initially excited charge transfer state (1)CT A is rapidly converted into a highly polar charge transfer state (1)CT B. This
Allergic contact dermatitis to crystal violet lactone [corrected] in carbonless copy paper.
S A Shehade et al.
Contact dermatitis, 17(5), 310-311 (1987-11-01)

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