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Indophenol

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Indophenol is an organic compound with the formula OC6H4NC6H4OH. It is deep blue dye that is the product of the Berthelot's reaction, a common test for ammonia.[2] The indophenol group, with various substituents in place of OH and various ring substitutions, is found in many dyes used in hair coloring and textiles.[3]

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Indophenol
Indophenol molecule
Names
IUPAC name
4-(4-hydroxyphenyl)iminocyclohexa-2,5-dien-1-one
Other names
Benzenoneindophenol, phenolindophenol[1]
Identifiers
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  • InChI=1S/C12H9NO2/c14-11-5-1-9(2-6-11)13-10-3-7-12(15)8-4-10/h1-8,14H checkY
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  • InChI=1/C12H9NO2/c14-11-5-1-9(2-6-11)13-10-3-7-12(15)8-4-10/h1-8,14H
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  • O=C/2/C=C\C(=N\c1ccc(O)cc1)\C=C\2
Properties
C12H9NO2
Molar mass 199.209 g·mol−1
Appearance Reddish-blue powder[1]
Melting point above 300 °C[1]
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Indophenol is used in hair dyes, lubricants, redox materials, liquid crystal displays, fuel cells and chemical-mechanical polishing. It is an environmental pollutant and is toxic to fish.[1][4]

Berthelot test

In the Berthelot test (1859), a sample suspected of containing ammonia is treated with sodium hypochlorite and phenol. The formation of indophenol is used to determine ammonia and paracetamol by spectrophotometry.[5] Other phenols can be used. Dichlorophenol-indophenol (DCPIP), a form of indophenol, is often used to determine the presence of vitamin C (ascorbic acid).[6]

Indophenol blue is a different compound with systematic name N-(p-dimethylaminophenyl)-1,4-naphthoquinoneimine.[7]

Indophenol blue

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