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CHEBI:52169 - nile red

ChEBI IDCHEBI:52169
ChEBI Namenile red
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DefinitionAn organic heterotetracyclic compound that is 5H-benzo[a]phenoxazin-5-one substituted at position 9 by a diethylamino group.
Secondary ChEBI IDCHEBI:90317
Last Modified9 February 2016
SubmitterInma Spiteri, Steve
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FormulaC20H18N2O2
Net Charge0
Average Mass318.376
Monoisotopic Mass318.13683
SMILESCCN(CC)c1ccc2nc3c4ccccc4c(=O)cc-3oc2c1
InChIInChI=1S/C20H18N2O2/c1-3-22(4-2)13-9-10-16-18(11-13)24-19-12-17(23)14-7-5-6-8-15(14)20(19)21-16/h5-12H,3-4H2,1-2H3
InChIKeyVOFUROIFQGPCGE-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Roles Classification
Chemical Role:
Bronsted base  A molecular entity capable of accepting a hydron from a donor (Brønsted acid).
Applications:
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.
fluorochrome  A fluorescent dye used to stain biological specimens.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
nile red (CHEBI:52169) has role fluorochrome (CHEBI:51217)
nile red (CHEBI:52169) has role histological dye (CHEBI:77178)
nile red (CHEBI:52169) is a aromatic amine (CHEBI:33860)
nile red (CHEBI:52169) is a cyclic ketone (CHEBI:3992)
nile red (CHEBI:52169) is a organic heterotetracyclic compound (CHEBI:38163)
nile red (CHEBI:52169) is a tertiary amino compound (CHEBI:50996)
IUPAC Name 
9-(diethylamino)-5H-benzo[a]phenoxazin-5-one
Registry NumbersSources
Reaxys:279110Reaxys
CAS:7385-67-3ChemIDplus
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