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CHEBI:88213 - Oil red O

ChEBI IDCHEBI:88213
ChEBI NameOil red O
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DefinitionA bis(azo) compound that is 2-naphthol substituted at position 1 by a {4-[(2,5-dimethylphenyl)diazenyl]-2,5-dimethylphenyl}diazenyl group. A fat-soluble dye predominantly used for demonstrating triglycerides in frozen sections and for staining of protein bound lipids in paraffin sections.
Last Modified14 October 2015
SubmitterSteve
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FormulaC26H24N4O
Net Charge0
Average Mass408.505
Monoisotopic Mass408.19501
SMILESCc1ccc(C)c(N=Nc2cc(C)c(N=Nc3c(O)ccc4ccccc34)cc2C)c1
InChIInChI=1S/C26H24N4O/c1-16-9-10-17(2)22(13-16)27-28-23-14-19(4)24(15-18(23)3)29-30-26-21-8-6-5-7-20(21)11-12-25(26)31/h5-15,31H,1-4H3
InChIKeyNPGIHFRTRXVWOY-UHFFFAOYSA-N
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Roles Classification
Application:
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)
Oil red O (CHEBI:88213) has functional parent 2-naphthol (CHEBI:10432)
Oil red O (CHEBI:88213) has role histological dye (CHEBI:77178)
Oil red O (CHEBI:88213) is a azobenzenes (CHEBI:22682)
Oil red O (CHEBI:88213) is a bis(azo) compound (CHEBI:48960)
Oil red O (CHEBI:88213) is a naphthols (CHEBI:25392)
IUPAC Name 
1-({4-[(2,5-dimethylphenyl)diazenyl]-2,5-dimethylphenyl}diazenyl)naphthalen-2-ol
Synonyms  Source
Solvent red 27ChEBI
C.I. 26125ChEBI
1-(2,5-Dimethyl-4-(2,5-dimethylphenylazo)phenylazo)-2-naphtholChemIDplus
Sudan Red 5BChEBI
Manual XrefsDatabases
Oil_Red_OWikipedia
Registry NumbersSources
Reaxys:24002417Reaxys
CAS:14288-70-1ChemIDplus
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