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Thymol blue (thymolsulfonephthalein) is a brownish-green or reddish-brown crystalline powder that is used as a pH indicator. It is insoluble in water but soluble in alcohol and dilute alkali solutions.
Application
Thymol blue is another weak acid that is used as an indicator. The fully protonated species (abbreviated H2Thy) is red, the monoprotonated species (HThy-) is yellow, and the fully deprotonated species (Thy2-) is blue.
Other Names
THYMOL BLUE INDICATOR AR
Procedure
Thymol blue is used as a pH indicator. It transitions from red to yellow at pH 1.2–2.8 and from yellow to blue at pH 8.0–9.6. It is usually a component of Universal indicator.
Note
Thymol blue (thymolsulfonephthalein) is a brownish-green or reddish-brown crystalline powder that is used as a pH indicator. It is insoluble in water but soluble in alcohol and dilute alkali solutions. It transitions from red to yellow at pH 1.2–2.8 and from yellow to blue at pH 8.0–9.6.