CAS 860-22-0 appears in our catalog under these names: Indigo Carmine, 5,5’-Indigodisulfonic Acid Disodium Salt (Technical Grade), Indigotine, Indigo carmine/ 98.72% (existing batch purity), Indigo carmine. Offered by: Chemat Brand, TRC, Dr. Ehrenstorfer, TargetMol, GLPBio. Available pack sizes: on request, 25g, 10g, 5g, 250mg, 500mg, 100g, 500g.
Indigo carmine is an organic sodium salt resulting from the formal condensation of indigo carmine (acid form) with two equivalents of sodium hydroxide. It is an indicator at pH 11.5-14, changing from blue to yellow. It has a role as a two-colour indicator, a histological dye and a food colouring. It contains an indigo carmine(2-).
Source: ChEBI
| Molecular formula | C16H8N2Na2O8S2 |
|---|---|
| Molecular weight | 466.4 g/mol |
| IUPAC name | disodium;2-(3-hydroxy-5-sulfonato-1H-indol-2-yl)-3-oxoindole-5-sulfonate |
| InChIKey | JFVXEJADITYJHK-UHFFFAOYSA-L |
| SMILES | C1=CC2=C(C=C1S(=O)(=O)[O-])C(=C(N2)C3=NC4=C(C3=O)C=C(C=C4)S(=O)(=O)[O-])O.[Na+].[Na+] |
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