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Aluminon



Aluminon
General
Other names ammonium aurin-tricarboxylate
Molecular formula C22H23N3O9
Molar mass 473.48 g/mol
Appearance yellow-brown crystals, red in aqueous solution
CAS number [569-58-4]
Properties
Solubility soluble in H2O
Stability stable under normal conditions

Aluminon, the triammonium salt of aurin tricarboxylic acid, is a dye commonly used to detect the presence of aluminum ion in an aqueous solution. In addition to its use in qualitative inorganic analysis, Aluminon has applications in pharyngeal aerosols.


See also

Aluminum
Analytical Chemistry
Colorimetry

 
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