Neotetrazolium chloride Chemical Properties

Melting point:

230 °C (dec.)(lit.)

Boiling point:

754.15°C (rough estimate)

Density 

1.0962 (rough estimate)

refractive index 

1.6300 (estimate)

storage temp. 

2-8°C

solubility 

methanol: 50 mg/mL, clear

form 

powder

color 

Light yellow or tan

λmax

248 nm

Merck 

6466

Biological Applications

Antifungal agent; glucose-6- phosphate dehydrogenase activity assays; microbial growth assays; detecting bacteria,cancer cells,gamma- hydroxybutyric acid (GHB),microorganisms; treating cancer

EPA Substance Registry System

2H-Tetrazolium, 3,3'-[1,1'-biphenyl]-4,4'-diylbis[2,5-diphenyl-, dichloride (298-95-3)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

Xn

Risk Statements 

22

Safety Statements 

24/25-36

WGK Germany 

3

F 

3-8-10

MSDS

• Language:English Provider:3,3'-(4,4'-Biphenylene)bis(2,5-diphenyl-2H-tetrazolium chloride)
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Neotetrazolium chloride Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

OCHRE-YELLOW TO YELLOW-BROWN POWDER

Uses

Staining of microorganisms and plant and animal tissues. In determination of dehydrogenases in histochemical and cytochemical studies: K. Neumann, G. Koch, Z. Physiol. Chem. 295, 35 (1953). In amylase determination.

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