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Rhodamine 590*
Synonym: 2-[6-(ethylamino)-3-(ethylimino)-2,7-dimethyl-3H-xanthen-9-yl]-benzoic acid, methyl ester, chloride or
tetrafluoroborate or perchlorate; Rhodamine 6G
Catalog No.: 05901 (chloride); 05902 (tetrafluoroborate); 05903 (perchlorate)
CAS No.: 3068-39-1 (05901)
MW: 464.98 (05901); 516.34 (05902); 528.98 (05903)
Chemical Formula: C27H29ClN2O3(05901); C27H29BF4N2O3(05902); C27H29ClN2O7(05903)
Appearance: Bronzy red powder (05901); Red crystals (05902); Maroon crystals (05903)
4
-1
-1
Molar Absorptivity (in ethanol): 11.5 x 10 L mole cm (chloride form)
Structure:
+
NHC2H5
H5C2HN
O
X
H3 C

CH3
CO2CH3
X-=Cl- or BF4- or ClO4-

Lasing Wavelength
Laser Dye
Max.
Range
Pump Source
Concentration
Abs
Fl
Catalog No.
(nm)
(nm)
(nm)
Solvent
(molar)
-max
-max
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Rhodamine 590 578
565-612
FL3
Methanol
5 x 10-5
530e
560e
(Available as
584
570-618
FL3
Ethanol
5 x 10-5
69
the Chloride,
585
562-622
FL
Methanol
4 x 10-5
11
Cl, 05901; the
586
563-625
FL
Methanol
5 x 10-5
Perchlorate,
ClO4, 05903;

590
596

577-614

and Tetrafluoro- 598

577-625

borate, BF4,

590-610

05902)

600

FL63
FL69
FL12
FL188
FL63

Methanol
MeOH/H2O,1/3

8 x 10-5

MeOH/H2O,1/1
-cyclodextrin/H2O

1.3 x 10-4
2.3 x 10-4

4% LO/H2O

1.2 x 10-4
1.3 x 10-4

585-633

FL12

4% LO/H2O

606
580
590
574
580

563-615
567-610

FL (Triaxial) 227
KrF(248)44
KrF(248)46
XeCl(308)114
XeCl(308)204

Acrylic Copolymer
Ethanol
p-Dioxane
Methanol
Ethanol

582

570-616

XeCl(308)118

Ethanol

583
585

566-610
570-602

XeCl(308)110
XeCl(308)110

Methanol
Methanol

XeCl(308)112
XeF(351)154
Nd:YAG(532)54
Nd:YAG(532)57

Ethanol
Ethanol
Methanol
Methanol

610

591
586
550
560

570-614
552-580

-4

1 x 10
1 x 10-3
1.5 x 10-3
2.5 x 10-3(osc),
1.8 x 10-3(amp)
2.5 x 10-3(osc),
3.8 x 10-5(KR620)(amp)
1.5 x 10-3
1 x 10-3
4 x 10-3
5 x 10-3
3 x 10-4
2.2 x 10-4(osc),
3.2 x 10-5(amp)

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Rhodamine 590*
Lasing Wavelength
Laser Dye
Max.
Range
Pump Source
Concentration
Abs
Fl
Catalog No.
(nm)
(nm)
(nm)
Solvent
(molar)
-max
-max
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
562
546-592
Nd:YAG(532)55
Methanol
563
550-590
Nd:YAG(532)58
Methanol
53
563
552-584
Nd:YAG(532)
Methanol
120.6mg/l(osc),
51mg/l(amp)
564
Nd:YAG(532)5
Ethanol
3.7 x 10-4(osc),
3 x 10-5(amp)
110
566
556-580
Nd:YAG(532)
Methanol
1 x 10-4
566

559-576

Nd:YAG(532)239

Ethanol

1.9 x 10-4

574

563-597

Nd:YAG(355)110

Methanol

6 x 10-4

574

563-597

Nd:YAG(355)239

Ethanol

8.4 x 10-4

575
575
577
577

556-620
565-600
567-602

Nd:YAG(d,m-l,QS)168
Nd:YAG(532)116
Nd:YAG(355)109

5 x 10-4
2.5 x 10-3
1.75 x 10-4

578

566-600

Nd:YAG(532,25kHz,
40 watts) 229
Nd:YAG(532)110

EG
Ethanol
Ethanol
MeOH/H2O),1/1
Methanol

1 x 10-4(R590)
1.3 x 10-5(R610)

575-625

N2(337)122
N2(337)73
N2(337)5
N2(337)114
N2(337)90
N2(337)183

570-650
573-640
566-640
567-657
560-654
555-584
599-606
-564-600563-607
575-614

Ar(458,514)17
Ar(Blue/Green)123
Ar(458-514)206
Ar(cw)14
Kr(Blue/Green)68
Cu(511)153
Cu(511)153
Cu(511,578)28
Cu(511)175
Cu(511)153

567

557-590

576

555-618

579

568-605

585

571-616

596

569-635

596
590
593
598
600
602
567
572
572
585
590

+C540A
Ethanol

Ethanol

5 x 10-3
4.2 x 10-3

Ethanol

5.3 x 10-3

Methanol

55mg/20ml

EG
LO/EG,3/1 + COT
EG/MeOH,9.5/0.5
EG
MeOH/EG
Methanol
Methanol
Ethanol
Methanol
Methanol

2 x 10-3

Ethanol

2.1 x 10-3**
80% pump absorption
4 x 10-4
9.6 x 10-4
1 x 10-3
4 x 10-4
8.8 x 10-4(R590)+
2.1 x 10-4(KR620)

** This represents a maximum value. Concentration should be adjusted to 80-85% absorption of the pump light.
E = Ethanol; EG = Ethylene Glycol; MeOH = Methanol; LO = Ammonyx LO; COT = Cyclooctatetraene
* Equivalent species may be provided or substituted

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Rhodamine 590*
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Rhodamine 590*
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