Product Details
Category
Cosmetic Color Additives
Molecular Formula
C21H14Br4O5S
Solubility
Solubility Sparingly soluble in water; soluble in ethanol, ether, ethyl acetate
Application
Bromocresol Green (BCG) is a pH sensitive triphenylmethane dye useful in a variety of colorimetric detection technologies. BCG is used as a tracking dye for DNA agarose gel electrophoresis, in protein determinations and in charge-transfer complexation processes. In TLC BCG is used for visualisation of the compounds with functional groups whose pKa is below 5.0.
Boiling Point
626.0±55.0 °C(Predicted)
Melting Point
225 °C (dec.) (lit.)
Density
0.79 g/mL at 20 °C
Molecular Weight (g/mol)
698.01
Stability
Stable. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents.
Safety Statements
7-16-24/25-26-37/39-36
Water Solubility
slightly soluble