METHYL RED HYDROCHLORIDE Chemical Properties

Melting point:

175 °C (dec.)(lit.)

storage temp. 

Store at RT.

solubility 

ethanol: 0.1%

form 

Powder

Colour Index 

13020

color 

Blue to black

λmax

493 nm

Major Application

diagnostic assay manufacturing
hematology
histology

InChI

1S/C15H15N3O2.ClH/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);1H/b17-16+;

InChIKey

ICTWKXAVJAHRMK-CMBBICFISA-N

SMILES

Cl.CN(C)c1ccc(cc1)\N=N\c2ccccc2C(O)=O

CAS DataBase Reference

63451-28-5

Safety Information

Safety Statements 

24/25

WGK Germany 

3

HS Code 

29270000

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

MSDS

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• Language:English Provider:ACROS
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METHYL RED HYDROCHLORIDE Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

blue to black powder

Uses

Methyl red is widely used in food science and applied & pure biology. It is added in media while preparing agar plates for microbiology. It is used as a vital stain for protozoa. Methyl red is also utilized as a tracer for assessing penetration of foods into packaging and as a component of an indicator to examine pork quality. It has been used to study the ability of earthworms to modify their environmental pH.

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