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Anthrone

ACS reagent, 97%

Synonym(s):

9(10H)-Anthracenone

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C14H10O
CAS Number:
90-44-8
Molecular Weight:
194.23
UNSPSC Code:
12171500
NACRES:
NA.47
PubChem Substance ID:
24859195
EC Number:
201-994-0
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1910173
MDL number:
MFCD00001187

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Product Name

Anthrone, ACS reagent, 97%

InChI key

RJGDLRCDCYRQOQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

1S/C14H10O/c15-14-12-7-3-1-5-10(12)9-11-6-2-4-8-13(11)14/h1-8H,9H2

SMILES string

O=C1c2ccccc2Cc3ccccc13

grade

ACS reagent

assay

97%

form

powder or crystals

technique(s)

titration: suitable

color

off-white to yellow

mp

154-157 °C (lit.)

solubility

ethyl acetate: 2%, clear, yellow

Amax

≤0.045 at 620 nm in sulfuric acid
≤0.75 at 425 nm in sulfuric acid

application(s)

diagnostic assay manufacturing
hematology
histology

storage temp.

room temp

Quality Level

200

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Application

  • The anthrone method is a colorimetric assay to detect reducing and nonreducing sugars.
  • Anthrone is used in the quantitative determination of streptomycin.
  • It has been used to detect carbohydrate containing lipids and to measure sugar content such as sucrose and trehalose in the liquid medium.

General description

Anthrone, also known as 9(10H)-Anthracenone, is a planar tricyclic aromatic ketone. In acidic conditions, anthrone reacts with carbohydrate to yield a blue-green color.

pictograms

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GHS07

signalword

Warning

Hazard Classifications

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

target_organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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