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Merck
CN

87961

Tetranitroblue tetrazolium chloride

≥85% (AT)

Synonym(s):

3,3′-(3,3′-Dimethoxy-4,4′-biphenylene)bis[2,5-bis(p-nitrophenyl)-2H-tetrazolium chloride], TNBT, Tetranitrotetrazolium blue chloride

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C40H28Cl2N12O10
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
907.63
UNSPSC Code:
12352204
NACRES:
NA.83
PubChem Substance ID:
EC Number:
214-665-1
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
3897475
MDL number:
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assay

≥85% (AT)

form

powder or crystals

ign. residue

≤0.1%

loss

≤25% loss on drying

mp

~170 °C (dec.)

solubility

2-methoxyethanol: 0.090 g/10 mL (hot)

SMILES string

[Cl-].[Cl-].COc1cc(ccc1-[n+]2nc(nn2-c3ccc(cc3)[N+]([O-])=O)-c4ccc(cc4)[N+]([O-])=O)-c5ccc(c(OC)c5)-[n+]6nc(nn6-c7ccc(cc7)[N+]([O-])=O)-c8ccc(cc8)[N+]([O-])=O

InChI

1S/C40H28N12O10.2ClH/c1-61-37-23-27(7-21-35(37)47-43-39(25-3-9-31(10-4-25)49(53)54)41-45(47)29-13-17-33(18-14-29)51(57)58)28-8-22-36(38(24-28)62-2)48-44-40(26-5-11-32(12-6-26)50(55)56)42-46(48)30-15-19-34(20-16-30)52(59)60;;/h3-24H,1-2H3;2*1H/q+2;;/p-2

InChI key

VCESGVLABVSDRO-UHFFFAOYSA-L

General description

crystallized with ~2 mol ethanol

Other Notes

Review: Tetrazolium salts and formazans; Detection of hydrolases (with indoxyl substrates)


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Danger

hcodes

Hazard Classifications

Carc. 1B

Storage Class

6.1D - Non-combustible acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic hazardous materials or hazardous materials causing chronic effects

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type P3 (EN 143) respirator cartridges



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