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pH independent redox indicators

Color of Oxidized Color of Reduced


Indicator E0, V
form form
2,2'-Bipyridine (Ru complex) +1.33 V colorless yellow
Nitrophenanthroline (Fe complex) +1.25 V cyan red
N-Phenylanthranilic acid +1.08 V violet-red colorless
1,10-Phenanthroline (Fe complex) +1.06 V cyan red
N-Ethoxychrysoidine +1.00 V red yellow
2,2`-Bipyridine (Fe complex) +0.97 V cyan red
5,6-Dimethylphenanthroline (Fe
+0.97 V yellow-green red
complex)
o-Dianisidine +0.85 V red colorless
Sodium diphenylamine sulfonate +0.84 V red-violet colorless
Diphenylbenzidine +0.76 V violet colorless
Diphenylamine +0.76 V violet colorless
Viologen -0.43 V colorless blue
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pH dependent redox indicators

E0, V E0, V Color of Ox Color of Red


Indicator
at pH=0 at pH=7 form form
Sodium 2,6-Dibromophenol-indophenol
or Sodium 2,6-Dichlorophenol- +0.64 V +0.22 V blue colorless
indophenol
Sodium o-Cresol indophenol +0.62 V +0.19 V blue colorless
Thionine (syn. Lauth's violet) +0.56 V +0.06 V violet colorless
Methylene blue +0.53 V +0.01 V blue colorless
Indigotetrasulfonic acid +0.37 V -0.05 V blue colorless
Indigotrisulfonic acid +0.33 V -0.08 V blue colorless
Indigocarmine
+0.29 V -0.13 V blue colorless
(syn. Indigodisulfonic acid
Indigomono sulfonic acid +0.26 V -0.16 V blue colorless
Phenosafranin +0.28 V -0.25 V red colorless
Safranin T +0.24 V -0.29 V red-violet colorless
Neutral red +0.24 V -0.33 V red colorless

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