Method for preserving aqueous solution containing leuco chromogen
Described is a method for preserving an aqueous solution comprising a leuco chromogen, comprising adding at least one compound selected from the group consisting of polyoxyethylene alkylamine and polyoxyethylene alkenylamine to the aqueous solution containing a leuco chromogen, and a method for stabilizing a leuco chromogen, comprising allowing the leuco chromogen to coexist in an aqueous solution comprising at least one compound selected from the group consisting of polyoxyethylene alkylamine and polyoxyethylene alkenylamine.
1. A method for stabilizing a leuco chromogen, comprising allowing the leuco chromogen to coexist for at least seven days in an aqueous solution comprising at least one compound selected from the group consisting of polyoxyethylene alkylamine with an alkyl having 8 to 20 carbon atoms and polyoxyethylene alkenylamine with an alkenyl having 8 to 20 carbon atoms, wherein
the leuco chromogen is a phenothiazine chromogen selected from the group consisting of 10-N-(carboxymethylaminocarbonyl)-3,7-bis(dimethylamino)-10H-phenothiazine contained at a concentration of 0.0001 to 2.0 mmol/L and 10-N-methylcarbamoyl-3,7-bis(dimethylamino)-10H-phenothiazine contained at a concentration of 0.1 to 2.0 mmol/L in said aqueous solution, and
the polyoxyethylene alkylamine or the polyoxyethylene alkenylamine is contained at a concentration of 0.5 to 5% in said aqueous solution.
2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the phenothiazine chromogen is 10-N-(carboxymethylaminocarbonyl)-3,7-bis(dimethylamino)-10H-phenothiazine.
3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the leuco chromogen is 10-N-(carboxymethylaminocarbonyl)-3,7-bis(dimethylamino)-10H-phenothiazine contained at a concentration of 0.0005 to 1.0 mmol/L in said aqueous solution.
4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the degree of polymerization of oxyethylene in the polyoxyethylene alkylamine is 1-24, and the degree of polymerization of oxyethylene in the polyoxyethylene alkenylamine is 1-24.
5. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the degree of polymerization of oxyethylene in the polyoxyethylene alkylamine is 1-24, and the degree of polymerization of oxyethylene in the polyoxyethylene alkenylamine is 1-24.
6. The method according to claim 3 , wherein the degree of polymerization of oxyethylene in the polyoxyethylene alkylamine is 1-24, and the degree of polymerization of oxyethylene in the polyoxyethylene alkenylamine is 1-24.