CHEBI:88205 - Hoffman's violet

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ChEBI Name Hoffman's violet
ChEBI ID CHEBI:88205
Definition A hydrochloride obtained by combining Hoffman's violet free base with one molar equivalent of hydrogen chloride. A specific stain for animal chromosomes.
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Formula C26H32ClN3
Net Charge 0
Average Mass 422.006
Monoisotopic Mass 421.22848
InChI InChI=1S/C26H31N3.ClH/c1-5-27-23-13-8-20(9-14-23)26(21-10-15-24(16-11-21)28-6-2)22-12-17-25(29-7-3)19(4)18-22;/h8-18,27,29H,5-7H2,1-4H3;1H/b26-21-,28-24+;
InChIKey OKNJKIKBMQYONP-ZTFPKQFBSA-N
SMILES C(\C=1C=CC(=CC1)NCC)(/C=2C=C(C(=CC2)NCC)C)=C/3\C=C/C(/C=C3)=N\CC.Cl
Roles Classification
Application(s): fluorochrome
A fluorescent dye used to stain biological specimens.
histological dye
A dye used in microscopic or electron microscopic examination of cells and tissues to give contrast and to highlight particular features of interest, such as nuclei and cytoplasm.
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Outgoing Hoffman's violet (CHEBI:88205) has role fluorochrome (CHEBI:51217)
Hoffman's violet (CHEBI:88205) has role histological dye (CHEBI:77178)
Hoffman's violet (CHEBI:88205) is a hydrochloride (CHEBI:36807)
IUPAC Name
N-ethyl-4-{[4-(ethylamino)phenyl][4-(ethylimino)cyclohexa-2,5-dien-1-ylidene]methyl}-2-methylaniline hydrochloride
Synonyms Sources
C.I. 42530 ChEBI
Hofman's Violet ChemIDplus
Registry Number Type Source
8004-86-2 CAS Registry Number ChemIDplus
Citation Waiting for Citations Type Source
86937 PubMed citation Europe PMC
Last Modified
13 October 2015