Phosphotungstic Acid Hydrate, MP Biomedicals™

Description

Phosphotungstic Acid Hydrate is used for cell staining.

• Phosphotungstic acid is used in histology as a component for staining of cell specimens.
• It is a common negative stain for viruses, nerves, polysaccharides, and other biological tissue materials for imaging by a transmission electron microscope.
• Phosphotungstic acid has been used to precipitate different types of dyes as lakes.

Specifications

Chemical Identifiers

• CAS: 12501-23-4
• Molecular Formula: H5O41PW12
• Molecular Weight (g/mol): 2898.05
• MDL Number: MFCD00011342,MFCD00149915
• InChI Key: AVFBYUADVDVJQL-UHFFFAOYSA-N
• Synonym: phosphotungstic acid hydrate, tungstophosphoric acid, 12-tungstophosphoric acid hydrate, phosphoric acid dodecakis tungsten trioxide hydrate, iuaxea, aronis24073, phosphotungstic acid hydrate, reagent grade, phosphotungstic acid hydrate, for microscopy, phosphotungstic acid hydrate, p.a, phosphotungstic acid hydrate, saj special grade
• PubChem CID: 16212977
• IUPAC Name: phosphoric acid dodecakis(trioxotungsten) hydrate
• SMILES: O.O=[W](=O)=O.O=[W](=O)=O.O=[W](=O)=O.O=[W](=O)=O.O=[W](=O)=O.O=[W](=O)=O.O=[W](=O)=O.O=[W](=O)=O.O=[W](=O)=O.O=[W](=O)=O.O=[W](=O)=O.O=[W](=O)=O.OP(O)(O)=O

• Melting Point: ∼95°C (literature), ˜95°C
• Solubility Information: Soluble in water (1 g/10 mL), alcohol and ether.
• Formula Weight: 2880.2 (anhyd)
• Physical Form: Crystalline Powder
• Color: White
• Quantity: 25 g

Safety and Handling

Recommended Storage

Store at Room Temperature (15 to 30°C).

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