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CHEBI:90408 - acridine red 3B free base

ChEBI IDCHEBI:90408
ChEBI Nameacridine red 3B free base
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DefinitionA member of the class of xanthenes that is 3-imino-3H-xanthen-6-amine in which both nitrogens are carrying methyl substituents. The hydrochloride is the biological dye 'acridine red 3B'.
Last Modified17 November 2015
SubmitterSteve
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FormulaC15H14N2O
Net Charge0
Average Mass238.290
Monoisotopic Mass238.11061
SMILESC/N=c1\ccc2cc3ccc(NC)cc3oc-2c1
InChIInChI=1S/C15H14N2O/c1-16-12-5-3-10-7-11-4-6-13(17-2)9-15(11)18-14(10)8-12/h3-9,16H,1-2H3/b17-13+
InChIKeyAZJKFDJTOJCKAN-GHRIWEEISA-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.
dye 
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
acridine red 3B free base (CHEBI:90408) has role histological dye (CHEBI:77178)
acridine red 3B free base (CHEBI:90408) is a aromatic amine (CHEBI:33860)
acridine red 3B free base (CHEBI:90408) is a imine (CHEBI:24783)
acridine red 3B free base (CHEBI:90408) is a secondary amino compound (CHEBI:50995)
acridine red 3B free base (CHEBI:90408) is a xanthene dye (CHEBI:37929)
acridine red 3B free base (CHEBI:90408) is conjugate base of acridine red 3B(1+) (CHEBI:87351)
Incoming Relation(s)
acridine red 3B(1+) (CHEBI:87351) is conjugate acid of acridine red 3B free base (CHEBI:90408)
IUPAC Name 
N-methyl-3-(methylimino)-3H-xanthen-6-amine