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Chemical Sampling Information
Gentian Violet
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General Description

NAME: Gentian Violet

SYNONYM(s): Hexamethyl-p-Rosaniline Chloride; Crystal Violet; Aniline Violet; Methylrosaniline Chloride; Basic Violet 3; C.I. 42555; Brilliant Violet 5B; Methyl Violet 10BNS; Vianin; Viocid; Badil; Andergon; Axuris; Gentiaverm; Meroxylan; Meroxyl; Pyoktanin

IMIS: G107

CAS: 548-62-9

NIOSH: RTECS BO9000000; 5781

DESCRIPTION:

Dark green powder or greenish, glistening pieces with metallic + luster. Soluble in water, chloroform; practically insoluble in ether.
MW: 408.00

Exposure Limits
Health Factors

Monitoring

PRIMARY SAMPLING/ANALYTICAL METHOD (SLC1):



MEDIA: Coated Glass Fiber Filter (37 mm) Coated with Sulfuric Acid
MAX V: 180 Liters   MAX F: 1.0 L/min
ANL 1: High Performance Liquid Chromatography; HPLC/UV/VIS
REF: 2 (OSHA In-House File)
CLASS: Partially Validated
NOTE: OSHA personnel may obtain coated filters from SLTC.

COND: Extraction with HPLC eluent; Zorbax CN column; 85% methanol, 15% + water; 0.08 M heptanesulfonic acid, pH 3.5 with phosphoric acid; 588 nm, 300nm; RT 8.3 min; DL 4.5 ng/inj. C/P YC


Revision Date: 08/05/1992
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