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Orcinol monohydrate

Catalog No. O1875 Name Sigma Aldrich
CAS Number 6153-39-5 Website http://www.sigmaaldrich.com
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SYNONYMS

Title
苔黑酚 一水合物
IUPAC name
5-methylbenzene-1,3-diol hydrate
IUPAC Traditional name
orcinol hydrate
Synonyms
3,5-Dihydroxytoluene
5-甲基间苯二酚

DATABASE IDS

EC Number 207-984-2
CAS Number 6153-39-5
Beilstein Number 1071903
MDL Number MFCD00149092
PubChem SID 24897953

PROPERTIES

Biological Source synthetic
Apperance off-white to tan
Boiling Point 290 °C(lit.)
Melting Point 56-58 °C(lit.)
GHS Pictograms GHS07
GHS Signal Word Warning
GHS Hazard statements H302-H315-H319-H335
European Hazard Symbols Harmful Harmful (Xn)
Personal Protective Equipment dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves
GHS Precautionary statements P261-P305 + P351 + P338
Risk Statements 22-36/37/38
Safety Statements 26-36
German water hazard class 3

DETAILS

Description (English)
Application
Orcinol is used to prepare colorimetric reagents for the determination of RNA,1,2 DNA,3 and hexoses.4 The colorimetric method for nucleic acid determination using orcinol is less precise or sensitive than other detection methods.5

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