Triphenyltetrazolium
[CAS# 902-00-1]

Identification

• Name: Triphenyltetrazolium
• Synonyms: 2,3,5-Triphenyl-1,2,3,4-Tetrazol-2-Ium Chloride; Nsc5053; T8877_Sigma
• Molecular Formula: C₁₉H₁₅ClN₄
• Molecular Weight: 334.81
• CAS Registry Number: 902-00-1
• SMILES: C1=CC=CC=C1[N]2[N+](=NC(=N2)C3=CC=CC=C3)C4=CC=CC=C4.[Cl-]
• InChI: 1S/C19H15N4.ClH/c1-4-10-16(11-5-1)19-20-22(17-12-6-2-7-13-17)23(21-19)18-14-8-3-9-15-18;/h1-15H;1H/q+1;/p-1
• InChIKey: PKDBCJSWQUOKDO-UHFFFAOYSA-M

Properties

• Melting point: 243°C (Expl.)

Safety Data

• Safety Code: S26;S37
• Risk Code: R36/37/38
• Hazard Symbol: X
• Safety Description: WARNING: Irritates lungs, eyes, skin

References

• (1): Charlotte Gabel-Jensen and Bente Gammelgaard. Selenium metabolism in hepatocytes incubated with selenite, selenate, selenomethionine, Se-methylselenocysteine and methylseleninc acid and analysed by LC-ICP-MS, J. Anal. Atom. Spectrosc., 2010, 25, 414.