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Bromothymol Blue

ACS reagent, Dye content 95 %

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Synonym(s):
3′,3″-Dibromothymolsulfonphthalein
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C27H28Br2O5S
CAS Number:
76-59-5
Molecular Weight:
624.38
Beilstein:
373934
EC Number:
200-971-2
MDL number:
MFCD00005872
PubChem Substance ID:
24847171

grade

ACS reagent

Quality Level

200

form

powder

composition

Dye content, 95%

color

pink-purple

visual transition interval

6.0-7.6, yellow to blue(passes test)

mp

200-202 °C ((392 - 396 °F) - lit.)
200-202 °C (lit.)

λmax

420 nm

ε (extinction coefficient)

≥17000 at 419-425 nm in methanol
≥8000 at 326-332 nm in methanol
≥9000 at 279-285 nm in methanol

storage temp.

room temp

SMILES string

CC(C)c1cc(c(C)c(Br)c1O)C2(OS(=O)(=O)c3ccccc23)c4cc(C(C)C)c(O)c(Br)c4C

InChI

1S/C27H28Br2O5S/c1-13(2)17-11-20(15(5)23(28)25(17)30)27(19-9-7-8-10-22(19)35(32,33)34-27)21-12-18(14(3)4)26(31)24(29)16(21)6/h7-14,30-31H,1-6H3

InChI key

NUHCTOLBWMJMLX-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Bromothymol Blue, also known as, dibromothymolsulfonphthalein is a sulfonated hydroxyquinone in acidic aqueous solutions. In alkaline solutions, this dye is present as a moderately sized dianion. It is also known as bromthymol blue and dibromothymolsulfonphthalein. It is a pH-sensitive dye that changes color from yellow to blue.

Application

Bromothymol blue dye serves as a pH indicator because of the precise color transition at neutrality. Other applications include:
  • as a vital stain to trace the movement of fluids from the lymph and to define cell walls or nuclei under the microscope
  • for the demonstration of fungal hyphae within plant roots
  • in the assessment of the soluble acidity within single rice grains
  • use in an agar gel medium for enumeration of Bacillus cereus
  • as a component of several bacterial growth and detection substrates such as cystine lactose electrolyte deficient (CLED/BROLACIN); polymyxin pyruvate egg yolk mannitol bromothymol blue (PEMBA) and MacConkey agar.

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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