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CHEBI:52169 - nile red

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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:
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.
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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