DRAGENDROFF S REAGENT Supplier Oman Muscat Barka Salalah Sohar Ruwi Mutrah Nizwa Al Hamra Manah

6 Oct 20221 min readBy Muscat Chemical
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Dragendorff's reagent is a color reagent to detect alkaloids in a test sample or as a stain for chromatography plates.DR is a solution…

Dragendorff's reagent is a color reagent to detect alkaloids in a test sample or as a stain for chromatography plates.DR is a solution of potassium bismuth iodide composing of basic bismuth nitrate (Bi(NO₃)₃), tartaric acid, and potassium iodide (KI), and when contact with alkaloids DR produces an orange or orange red precipitate.

DR is a solution of potassium bismuth iodide composing of basic bismuth nitrate (Bi(NO₃)₃), tartaric acid, and potassium iodide (KI), and when contact with alkaloids DR produces an orange or orange red precipitate.

Dragendorff's reagent is prepared by mixing a concentrated solution of potassium iodide with a solution of bismuth subnitrate in a diluted acid  as a low pH is mandatory for this reagent.

 

 

 

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