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1,5-Diphenylcarbazide

ACS reagent

• Synonym(s): DPC, 1,5-Diphenylcarbohydrazide, sym.-Diphenylcarbazide
• Linear Formula: C₆H₅NHNHCONHNHC₆H₅
• CAS Number: 140-22-7
• Molecular Weight: 242.28
• Beilstein/REAXYS Number: 752039
• EC Number: 205-403-7
• MDL number: MFCD00003013
• UNSPSC Code: 12352100
• PubChem Substance ID: 24855693
• NACRES: NA.21

Properties

• grade: ACS reagent
• Quality Level: 200
• form: solid
• ign. residue: ≤0.05%
• mp: 170-175 °C (lit.); 173-176 °C
• solubility: aqueous acetone: passes test
• suitability: passes test for sensitivity to chromate
• SMILES string: O=C(NNc1ccccc1)NNc2ccccc2
• InChI: 1S/C13H14N4O/c18-13(16-14-11-7-3-1-4-8-11)17-15-12-9-5-2-6-10-12/h1-10,14-15H,(H2,16,17,18)
• InChI key: KSPIHGBHKVISFI-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

General description

1,5-Diphenylcarbazide is a colorimetric reagent commonly employed in the determination of trace metals.

Application

1,5-Diphenylcarbazide may be used in the following processes:

• As a reagent for the quantification of palladium and platinum by spectrophotometry.
• As a mediator for the functionalization of carbon paste electrodes employed in the estimation of Hg(II) ions by differential pulse voltammetry.
• Fabrication of gold nanoparticles that can be employed for the detection of chromium (VI) ions via colorimetry.

Safety Information

• pictograms: GHS07
• signalword: Warning
• hcodes: H315,H319
• pcodes: P264 - P280 - P302 + P352 - P305 + P351 + P338 - P332 + P313 - P337 + P313
• Hazard Classifications: Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2
• Storage Class: 11 - Combustible Solids
• wgk_germany: WGK 3
• flash_point_f: Not applicable
• flash_point_c: Not applicable
• ppe: dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves