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Methyl Red sodium salt

Name: Methyl Red sodium salt
Brand: SIAL

Powder

Synonym(s):

4-Dimethylaminoazobenzene-2′-carboxylic acid sodium salt, Acid Red 2

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):

C₁₅H₁₄N₃NaO₂

CAS Number:

845-10-3

Molecular Weight:

291.28

UNSPSC Code:

12171500

NACRES:

NA.47

PubChem Substance ID:

24897234

EC Number:

212-682-9

MDL number:

MFCD00002426

Colour Index Number:

13020

Beilstein/REAXYS Number:

4065488

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Properties

Product Name

Methyl Red sodium salt, Crystalline

Quality Level

200

agency

suitable for SM 2310, suitable for SM 2320

form

powder

technique(s)

titration: suitable

visual transition interval

4.2-6.2, pink to yellow

solubility

soluble, clear, orange

application(s)

diagnostic assay manufacturing
hematology
histology

storage temp.

room temp

SMILES string

[Na+].CN(C)c1ccc(cc1)\N=N\c2ccccc2C([O-])=O

InChI

1S/C15H15N3O2.Na/c1-18(2)12-9-7-11(8-10-12)16-17-14-6-4-3-5-13(14)15(19)20;/h3-10H,1-2H3,(H,19,20);/q;+1/p-1/b17-16+;

InChI key

GNTPCYMJCJNRQB-CMBBICFISA-M

Description

General description

Methyl red sodium salt is the sodium salt of methyl red synthetic dye, which belongs to the azo group of dyes.

Methyl Red is an azo dye that indicates the presence of acid in the culture medium, which is formed due to fermentation of sugar by bacteria. This red dye is reduced to orange color in the presence of acid. Methyl Red has been used as a part of IMViC (indole, methyl red, Voges-Proskauer and citrate utilization or catalase production test). IMViC is a biochemical test performed to differentiate among the coliforms, specifically Escherichia coli and Enterobacter aerogene.

Application

Methyl red sodium salt is primarily used in microbiology in order to identify bacteria such as Enterobacter agglomerans in dye-contaminated sludge.

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Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)

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Global Trade Item Number

SKU	GTIN
M8256-25G	04061834062974