CHEBI:87346 - acridine orange free base

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ChEBI Name acridine orange free base
ChEBI ID CHEBI:87346
Definition A member of the class of aminoacridines that is acridine carrying two dimethylamino substituents at positions 3 and 6. The hydrochloride salt is the fluorescent dye 'acridine orange', used for cell cycle determination.
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Formula C17H19N3
Net Charge 0
Average Mass 265.35290
Monoisotopic Mass 265.15790
InChI InChI=1S/C17H19N3/c1-19(2)14-7-5-12-9-13-6-8-15(20(3)4)11-17(13)18-16(12)10-14/h5-11H,1-4H3
InChIKey DPKHZNPWBDQZCN-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES CN(C)c1ccc2cc3ccc(cc3nc2c1)N(C)C
Roles Classification
Chemical Role(s): Bronsted base
A molecular entity capable of accepting a hydron from a donor (Bronsted acid).
(via organic amino compound )
Application(s): 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.
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Outgoing acridine orange free base (CHEBI:87346) has role fluorochrome (CHEBI:51217)
acridine orange free base (CHEBI:87346) has role histological dye (CHEBI:77178)
acridine orange free base (CHEBI:87346) is a aminoacridines (CHEBI:51803)
acridine orange free base (CHEBI:87346) is a aromatic amine (CHEBI:33860)
acridine orange free base (CHEBI:87346) is a tertiary amino compound (CHEBI:50996)
IUPAC Name
N3,N3,N6,N6-tetramethylacridine-3,6-diamine
Synonyms Sources
3,6-Bis(dimethylamino)acridine ChemIDplus
3,6-Di(dimethylamino)acridine ChemIDplus
Acridine Orange ChemIDplus
Acridine Orange Base ChemIDplus
Brilliant Acridine Orange E ChemIDplus
C.I. 46005B ChemIDplus
C.I. Solvent Orange 15 ChemIDplus
N,N,N',N'-Tetramethyl-3,6-acridinediamine ChemIDplus
Solvent Orange 15 ChemIDplus
Manual Xref Database
Acridine_orange Wikipedia
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Registry Numbers Types Sources
20916 Reaxys Registry Number Reaxys
494-38-2 CAS Registry Number ChemIDplus
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06 August 2015