CHEBI:88288 - ethyl green

ChEBI IDCHEBI:88288
ChEBI Nameethyl green
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DefinitionAn iminium salt composed of [4-([4-(dimethylamino)phenyl]{4-[ethyl(dimethyl)azaniumyl]phenyl}methylidene)cyclohexa-2,5-dien-1-ylidene](dimethyl)ammonium, bromide and chloride ions in a 1:1:1 ratio. A histological dye used to demonstrate nucleic acids by the Unna-Pappenheim stain, in conjunction with Pyronin Y.
Last Modified20 October 2015
SubmitterSteve
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FormulaBr.C27H35N3.Cl
Net Charge0
Average Mass516.955
Monoisotopic Mass515.17029
SMILESCC[N+](C)(C)c1ccc(C(=C2C=CC(=[N+](C)C)C=C2)c2ccc(N(C)C)cc2)cc1.[Br-].[Cl-]
InChIInChI=1S/C27H35N3.BrH.ClH/c1-8-30(6,7)26-19-13-23(14-20-26)27(21-9-15-24(16-10-21)28(2)3)22-11-17-25(18-12-22)29(4)5;;/h9-20H,8H2,1-7H3;2*1H/q+2;;/p-2
InChIKeyIDAQSADEMXDTKN-UHFFFAOYSA-L
Roles Classification
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)
ethyl green (CHEBI:88288) has part ethyl green(2+) (CHEBI:88289)
ethyl green (CHEBI:88288) has role fluorochrome (CHEBI:51217)
ethyl green (CHEBI:88288) has role histological dye (CHEBI:77178)
ethyl green (CHEBI:88288) is a iminium salt (CHEBI:35277)
ethyl green (CHEBI:88288) is a organic bromide salt (CHEBI:48369)
ethyl green (CHEBI:88288) is a organic chloride salt (CHEBI:36094)
ethyl green (CHEBI:88288) is a quaternary ammonium salt (CHEBI:35273)
IUPAC Name 
[4-([4-(dimethylamino)phenyl]{4-[ethyl(dimethyl)azaniumyl]phenyl}methylidene)cyclohexa-2,5-dien-1-ylidene](dimethyl)ammonium bromide chloride
Synonyms  Source
4-((4-(Dimethylamino)phenyl)(4-(dimethyliminio)cyclohexa-2,5-dien-1-ylidene)methyl)-N-ethyl-N,N-dimethylanilinium bromidechlorideChemIDplus
(alpha-(p-(Dimethylamino)phenyl)-alpha-(4-(methylimino)-2,5-cyclohexadien-1-ylidene)-p-tolyl)ethyldimethylammonium bromide methochlorideChemIDplus
C.I. 42590ChEBI
Registry NumbersSources
Reaxys:5223468Reaxys
CAS:14855-76-6ChemIDplus
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