CHEBI:88014 - Sudan IV

ChEBI IDCHEBI:88014
ChEBI NameSudan IV
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DefinitionA bis(azo) compound that is 2-naphthol substituted at position 1 by a {2-methyl-4-[(2-methylphenyl)diazenyl]phenyl}diazenyl group. A fat-soluble dye predominantly used for demonstrating triglycerides in frozen sections, but which may also stain some protein bound lipids in paraffin sections.
Secondary ChEBI IDCHEBI:82531
Last Modified22 February 2017
SubmitterSteve
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FormulaC24H20N4O
Net Charge0
Average Mass380.451
Monoisotopic Mass380.16371
SMILESCc1ccccc1N=Nc1ccc(N=Nc2c(O)ccc3ccccc23)c(C)c1
InChIInChI=1S/C24H20N4O/c1-16-7-3-6-10-21(16)26-25-19-12-13-22(17(2)15-19)27-28-24-20-9-5-4-8-18(20)11-14-23(24)29/h3-15,29H,1-2H3
InChIKeyRCTGMCJBQGBLKT-UHFFFAOYSA-N
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Roles Classification
Biological Role:
carcinogenic agent  A role played by a chemical compound which is known to induce a process of carcinogenesis by corrupting normal cellular pathways, leading to the acquistion of tumoral capabilities.
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)
Sudan IV (CHEBI:88014) has functional parent 2-naphthol (CHEBI:10432)
Sudan IV (CHEBI:88014) has role carcinogenic agent (CHEBI:50903)
Sudan IV (CHEBI:88014) has role fluorochrome (CHEBI:51217)
Sudan IV (CHEBI:88014) has role histological dye (CHEBI:77178)
Sudan IV (CHEBI:88014) is a azobenzenes (CHEBI:22682)
Sudan IV (CHEBI:88014) is a bis(azo) compound (CHEBI:48960)
Sudan IV (CHEBI:88014) is a naphthols (CHEBI:25392)
IUPAC Name 
1-({2-methyl-4-[(2-methylphenyl)diazenyl]phenyl}diazenyl)naphthalen-2-ol
Synonyms  Source
1-[2-[2-Methyl-4-[2-(2-methylphenyl)diazenyl]phenyl]diazenyl]-2-naphthalenolKEGG COMPOUND
1-(2-Methyl-4-(2-methylphenylazo)phenylazo)-2-naphtholChemIDplus
1-(4-o-Tolylazo-o-tolylazo)-2-naphtholChemIDplus
2',3-Dimethyl-4-(2-hydroxynaphthylazo)azobenzeneChemIDplus
Biebrich scarlet RChEBI
C.I. 26105ChEBI
Manual XrefsDatabases
3543DrugCentral
C19520KEGG COMPOUND
Sudan_IVWikipedia
Registry NumbersSources
Reaxys:709018Reaxys
CAS:85-83-6KEGG COMPOUND
CAS:85-83-6ChemIDplus