Model: | MOS 76-59-5 |
Brand Name: | MOSINTER |
CAS No.: | 76-59-5 |
Molecular formula: | C27H28Br2O5S |
Molecular weight: | 624.38 |
Flashing poin: | 38 °C |
Melting point: | 204 °C |
Storage condition: | Store at RT. |
Soluble: | slightly soluble |
Sensibility: | Stable. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents. |
Bromothymol Blue (CAS: 76-59-5)
Item | Index |
Appearance | Pink crystals |
PH indication range | 6.0-7.6 |
Density (g/cm3) | 1.542 |
Melting point ℃ | 204 |
Boiling point ℃ | 640.2 |
Flash point ℃ | 341 |
Bromothymol blue (also known as bromothymol sulfone phthalein, Bromthymol Blue, and BTB) is
a pH indicator for weak acids and bases. It is mostly used in applications that require measuring substances
that would have a relatively neutral pH (near 7), such as managing the pH of pools and fish tanks.
A common use is for measuring the presence ofcarbonic acid in a liquid. It is typically sold in solid
form as the sodium salt of the acid indicator.
Properties
Bromothymol blue acts as a weak acid in solution. It can thus be in protonated or deprotonated form, appearing
yellow or blue respectively. It is bluish green in neutral solution. The deprotonation of the neutral form results
in a highlyconjugated structure, accounting for the difference in color.
Preparation
To prepare a solution for use as pH indicator, dissolve 0.10g in 8.0 cm3 N/50 NaOH and dilute with water to 250
cm3. To prepare a solution for use as indicator in volumetric work, dissolve 0.1g in 100 cm3 of 50% (v/v) ethanol.
Bromothymol blue may be used for observing photosynthetic activities, or as a respiratory indicator (turns yellow
as CO2 is added). A common demonstration of BTB’s pH indicator properties involves exhaling through a tube
into a neutral solution of BTB. As carbon dioxide is absorbed from the breath into the solution, formingcarbonic
acid, the solution changes color from green to yellow. Thus, BTB is commonly used in science classes to demonstrate
that the more that muscles are used, the greater the CO2 output.
It may also be used in the laboratory as a biological slide stain. At this point it is already blue, and a drop or two is
used on a water slide. The cover slip is placed on top of the water droplet and the specimen in it, with the blue coloring
mixed in. It is sometimes used to define cell walls or nuclei under the microscope.
Uses
Bromothymol is used in obstetrics for detecting premature rupture of membranes. Amniotic fluid typically has a pH > 7.2,
bromothymol will therefore turn blue when brought in contact with fluid leaking from the amnion. As vaginal pH normally
is acidic, the blue color indicates the presence of amniotic fluid. The test may be false-positive in the presence of other
alkaline substances such as blood, semen, or in the presence of bacterial vaginosis.
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