Bromocresol Green
CAS Number76-60-8
FormulaC21H14Br4O5S
Mol. Weight698.01 g/mol
Bromocresol Green
What is Bromocresol Green?
Bromocresol Green is a chemical compound with CAS number 76-60-8 and molecular formula C21H14Br4O5S. It is used in various industrial and research applications.
Applications
Bromocresol Green (BCG) is a pH sensitive triphenylmethane dye useful in a variety of colorimetric detection technologies. BCG is used as a tracking dye for DNA agarose gel electrophoresis, in protein determinations and in charge-transfer complexation processes. In TLC BCG is used for visualisation of the compounds with functional groups whose pKa is below 5.0.
Specifications
Molecular Weight
698.01 g/mol
Assay/Purity
≥95%