Blue Tetrazolium chloride, Thermo Scientific Chemicals

Description

Blue Tetrazolium chloride is useful in the prepartion of DNA cation complexes and immunoadsorbents for anti-DNA antibodies. It is used in assay of reducing sugars. In combination with 4-nitrocatechol, tetrazolium blue chloride forms a ternary complex with molybdenum(VI) for extraction and spectrophotometric determination of molybdenum.

This Thermo Scientific Chemicals brand product was originally part of the Alfa Aesar product portfolio. Some documentation and label information may refer to the legacy brand. The original Alfa Aesar product / item code or SKU reference has not changed as a part of the brand transition to Thermo Scientific Chemicals.

Applications
Blue Tetrazolium chloride is useful in the prepartion of DNA cation complexes and immunoadsorbents for anti-DNA antibodies. It is used in assay of reducing sugars. In combination with 4-nitrocatechol, tetrazolium blue chloride forms a ternary complex with molybdenum(VI) for extraction and spectrophotometric determination of molybdenum.

Solubility
Soluble in hot water (5 mg/ml), methanol (50 mg/ml), ethanol, and chloroform. Insoluble in acetone.

Notes
Stable under recommended storage conditions. Incompatible with oxidizing agents.

Specifications

Chemical Identifiers

• CAS: 1871-22-3
• Molecular Formula: C40H36Cl2N8O2
• Molecular Weight (g/mol): 731.68
• MDL Number: MFCD00040933
• InChI Key: RCEHREKDVGHYAM-UHFFFAOYSA-N
• Synonym: blue tetrazolium chloride, tetrazolium blue, tetrazolium blue chloride, blue tetrazolium, dimethoxy neotetrazolium, 4-anisyltetrazolium blue, 3,3'-3,3'-dimethoxy-1,1'-biphenyl-4,4'-diyl bis 2,5-diphenyl-2h-tetrazol-3-ium chloride, 3,3'-dianisole-4,4'-bis 3,5-diphenyltetrazolium chloride, 3,3'-dianisolebis 4,4'-3,5-diphenyl tetrazolium chloride, 3,3'-3,3'-dimethoxy-4,4'-biphenylene bis 2,5-diphenyl-2h-tetrazolium chloride
• PubChem CID: 9853362
• ChEBI: CHEBI:75198
• IUPAC Name: 2-[4-[4-(3,5-diphenyltetrazol-2-ium-2-yl)-3-methoxyphenyl]-2-methoxyphenyl]-3,5-diphenyltetrazol-2-ium;dichloride
• SMILES: [H+].[H+].[Cl-].[Cl-].COC1=CC(=CC=C1N1NC(=NN1C1=CC=CC=C1)C1=CC=CC=C1)C1=CC=C(N2NC(=NN2C2=CC=CC=C2)C2=CC=CC=C2)C(OC)=C1

• Melting Point: ∼255°C (decomposition)
• Quantity: 25 g
• Beilstein: 3894077
• Merck Index: 14,9244
• Solubility Information: Soluble in hot water (5mg/ml),methanol (50mg/ml),ethanol,and chloroform. Insoluble in acetone.
• Formula Weight: 727.66
• Chemical Name or Material: Blue Tetrazolium chloride

Safety and Handling

EINECSNumber	217-488-8
TSCA	Yes
Recommended Storage	Ambient temperatures

SDS

RUO – Research Use Only