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Orange G

Dye content, ≥80%, certified by the Biological Stain Commission, powder

Synonym(s):

1-Phenylazo-2-naphthol-6,8-disulfonic acid disodium salt, 7-Hydroxy-8-phenylazo-1,3-naphthalenedisulfonic acid disodium salt, Acid Orange 10, Wool Orange 2G

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C16H10N2Na2O7S2
CAS Number:
1936-15-8
Molecular Weight:
452.37
Colour Index Number:
16230
Beilstein:
4120705
EC Number:
217-705-6
MDL number:
MFCD00012457
UNSPSC Code:
12171500
PubChem Substance ID:
24897871
NACRES:
NA.47

product name

Orange G, certified by the Biological Stain Commission

grade

certified by the Biological Stain Commission

Quality Level

200

form

powder

composition

Dye content, ≥80%

color

orange to very dark orange

solubility

water: 1 mg/mL, clear

application(s)

diagnostic assay manufacturing
hematology
histology

storage temp.

room temp

SMILES string

[Na+].[Na+].Oc1ccc2cc(cc(c2c1\N=N\c3ccccc3)S([O-])(=O)=O)S([O-])(=O)=O

InChI

1S/C16H12N2O7S2.2Na/c19-13-7-6-10-8-12(26(20,21)22)9-14(27(23,24)25)15(10)16(13)18-17-11-4-2-1-3-5-11;;/h1-9,19H,(H,20,21,22)(H,23,24,25);;/q;2*+1/p-2/b18-17+;;

InChI key

HSXUHWZMNJHFRV-QIKYXUGXSA-L

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General description

Orange G (C.l. 16230) is the disodium salt of benzeneazo-2-naphthol-6,8-disulfonic acid, C16H10N2O7S2Na2. Orange G, also known as wool orange 2G, is a component in several industry applications including cytology, histology, biology, and industrial staining. It is a component of Mallory′s connective tissue stain.

Application

Orange G is typically used as a background or cytoplasmic stain for various biological samples including a common application within clincial cytology within Papanicolaou varients.

Suitability

Certified for use in Mallory′s connective tissue stain; Wilson-Ezrin method for pituitary acidophils; Kreyberg′s method for keratin and mucus; as a counterstain following Heidenhain′s iron hematoxylin on paraffin sections; Flemming′s triple stain on paraffin sections of onion root.

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Biosorption is an eco-friendly and cost-effective method for treating the dye house effluents. Aspergillus niger and Trichoderma sp. were cultivated in bulk and biomasses used as biosorbents for the biosorption of an azo dye Orange G. Batch biosorption studies were
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Journal of hazardous materials, 168(1), 451-457 (2009-03-13)
In order to discuss the effect of chemical structure on photocatalysis efficiency, the photocatalytic degradation of three commercial textile dyes (C.I. Acid Orange 10 (AO10), C.I. Acid Orange 12 (AO12) and C.I. Acid Orange 8 (AO8)) with different structure and
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