Irritant
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Alizarin red S is an organic sodium salt having 3,4-dihydroxy-9,10-dioxo-9,10-dihydroanthracene-2-sulfonate as the counterion. It is commonly used to stain embryo skeletons in cleared whole mounts, usually of small mammals. It has a role as a histological dye. It is an organic sodium salt and an organosulfonate salt. It contains a 3,4-dihydroxy-9,10-dioxo-9,10-dihydroanthracene-2-sulfonate.
| Physical Description | Monohydrate: Orange-yellow solid; [Merck Index] Dark red powder; [Sigma-Aldrich MSDS] |
| Melting Point | 283 °C |
| IUPAC Name | sodium 3,4-dihydroxy-9,10-dioxoanthracene-2-sulfonate |
| Molecular Formula | C14H7NaO7S |
| Molecular Weight | 342.26 g/mol |
| CAS | 130-22-3 |
| SMILES | C1=CC=C2C(=C1)C(=O)C3=CC(=C(C(=C3C2=O)O)O)S(=O)(=O)[O-].[Na+] |
| InChIKey | HFVAFDPGUJEFBQ-UHFFFAOYSA-M |
| Catalog No | KC.110101 |
| Pack sizes | 25gm |
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