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Indigo Carmine

Catalog Number DYE-AFC-0012
CAS Number 860-22-0
Structure
Description Indigo Carmine is an organic salt derived from indigo by aromatic sulfonation, making the compound soluble in water. Indigo Carmine is yellow in a 0.2% aqueous solution at pH 11.4 and at pH 13.0.
Synonyms Indigotine, 5,5'-indigodisulfonic acid sodium salt, Brilliant Indigo, C.I. Acid Blue 74, C.I. 73015, CI Food Blue 1, FD&C Blue 2
Sicovit Indigotin 85, E132, indigotindisulfonate sodium
IUPAC Name Disodium [2(2')E]-3,3'-dioxo-1,1',3,3'-tetrahydro[2,2'-biindolylidene]-5,5'-disulfonate
Molecular Weight 466.36
Molecular Formula C16H8N2Na2O8S2
Canonical SMILES [Na+].[Na+].[O-]S(=O)(=O)c3cc4C(=O)\C(=C2\C(=O)c1cc(ccc1N2)S([O-])(=O)=O)Nc4cc3
InChI 1S/C16H10N2O8S2.2Na/c19-15-9-5-7(27(21,22)23)1-3-11(9)17-13(15)14-16(20)10-6-8(28(24,25)26)2-4-12(10)18-14;;/h1-6,17-18H,(H,21,22,23)(H,24,25,26);;/q;2*+1/p-2/b14-13+;;
InChI Key KHLVKKOJDHCJMG-QDBORUFSSA-L
Melting Point >300 °C (572 °F)
Solubility 10 g/L (25 °C (77 °F)) in water
Appearance Purple solid
Application Indigo Carmine is also a redox indicator, turning yellow when reduced. Another use is as a dissolved ozone indicator by conversion to indigo-5-sulfonic acid. It can also detect superoxide, an important distinction in cell physiology. It is also used as a dye for making capsules.
CI Number C.I. 73015
E Number E132

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