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CAS No.: | 547-58-0 |
Formula: | C14h14n3nao3s |
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In a solution that decreases in acidity, methyl orange moves from the color red to orange and finally to yellow with the opposite occurring for a solution increasing in acidity. This color change from yellow to red occurs because the protons in the acidic solution react with the N=N bond of the molecule, protonating one of them and changing the visible light absorption of the molecule to reflect more red light than orange/yellow.
Methyl orange (pH indicator) | ||
below pH 3.1 | above pH 4.4 | |
3.1 | ⇌ | 4.4 |
In an acid, it is reddish and in alkali, it is yellow. Methyl orange has a pKa of 3.47 in water at 25 °C (77 °F).[4]
Methyl orange in xylene cyanol solution (pH indicator) | ||
below pH 3.2 | above pH 4.2 | |
3.2 | ⇌ | 4.2 |
Modified (or screened) methyl orange, an indicator consisting of a solution of methyl orange and xylene cyanol, changes from grey-violet to green as the solution becomes more basic.
Methyl orange has mutagenic properties.When methyl orange is put under oxidative stress, one of the double-bonded nitrogen atoms that connects the aromatic rings gets radicalized and can further break down into reactive oxygen species or anilines, which are carcinogenic and can mutate DNA. Various bacteria and enzymes can also cause this breakdown to occur.
Methyl Orange is an azobenzene derivative that can be formed from dimethylaniline through first, a diazonium salt formation with the s ulfanilic acid, followed by a nucleophilic attack from the dimethylaniline and rearomatization.