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Search result for: ninhydrin*

Table showing details for ninhydrin*
ninhydrin*
 indanetrione
 hydrate
7-12
1
2
-
-
5
-
-
NR

Not Hazardous  
-
-
485-47-2
Toxic by all routes of exposure.
Use eye and skin protection when splashes can occur.
Use in a fume cupboard if practicable; otherwise use small quantities (<25 mL or g) in a well-ventilated area. Sprayed on paper or thin-layer chromatograms in order to develop amino acids (which appear as pink to purple spots). Often supplied as a solution in 1-butanol. The organic solvents used for dissolving ninhydrin may be flammable. Spray ninhydrin solutions only in a fume cupboard, remote from ignition sources.

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