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D1878

2,6-Dichloroindophenol sodium salt hydrate

Powder, BioReagent

Synonym(s):

2,6-Dichloro-N-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-1,4-benzoquinoneimine sodium salt, 2,6-Dichlorobenzenone-indophenol sodium salt, 2,6-Dichlorophenolindophenol sodium salt hydrate, DCIP, DPIP

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C12H6Cl2NNaO2 · xH2O
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
290.08 (anhydrous basis)
NACRES:
NA.47
PubChem Substance ID:
UNSPSC Code:
12171500
EC Number:
210-640-4
MDL number:
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
3641229
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Product Name

2,6-Dichloroindophenol sodium salt hydrate, suitable for vitamin C determination, BioReagent

product line

BioReagent

Quality Segment

form

powder

solubility

H2O: soluble 10 mg/mL, clear, blue to very deep blue

suitability

suitable for vitamin C determination

application(s)

diagnostic assay manufacturing
food and beverages
hematology
histology

storage temp.

room temp

SMILES string

O.[Na+].[O-]c1ccc(cc1)\N=C2/C=C(Cl)C(=O)C(Cl)=C2

InChI

1S/C12H7Cl2NO2.Na.H2O/c13-10-5-8(6-11(14)12(10)17)15-7-1-3-9(16)4-2-7;;/h1-6,16H;;1H2/q;+1;/p-1

InChI key

XHSOLXWCGCVQHE-UHFFFAOYSA-M

General description

2,6-Dichloroindophenol sodium salt hydrate is a blue redox dye.

Application

2,6-Dichloroindophenol sodium salt hydrate is suitable for vitamin C determination. 2,6-Dichloroindophenol (DCIP) may be used in the following studies:
  • As redox dye to investigate the efficiency of gold nanoparticles (Au-NP) for enzymatic activity of glucose oxidase (GOx).
  • To compose UVB specific dosimeter.
  • Quantification of vitamin C (L-ascorbic acid) in fruit juices.
  • As substrate in NQO1 assay to investigate the liver cytosolic NQO1 activity spectrophotometrically.
  • Mitochondrial succinate CoQ oxidoreductase (complex II) activity assay.


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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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