CHEBI:86372 - neutral red base

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ChEBI Name neutral red base
ChEBI ID CHEBI:86372
Definition A member of the class of phenazines carrying methyl, amino and dimethylamino substituents at positions 2, 3 and 7 respectively. The free base of neutral red, which acts as a pH indicator, changing from red to yellow between pH 6.8 and 8.0.
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Formula C15H16N4
Net Charge 0
Average Mass 252.31430
Monoisotopic Mass 252.13750
InChI InChI=1S/C15H16N4/c1-9-6-13-15(8-11(9)16)18-14-7-10(19(2)3)4-5-12(14)17-13/h4-8H,16H2,1-3H3
InChIKey GLVRJEJEXGVOMJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES CN(C)c1ccc2nc3cc(C)c(N)cc3nc2c1
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): dye

acid-base indicator
An acid or base which exhibits a colour change on neutralization by the basic or acidic titrant at or near the equivalence point of a titration.
two-colour indicator
A colour indicator that possesses a different colour on each side of the transition interval.
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ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing neutral red base (CHEBI:86372) has role acid-base indicator (CHEBI:50407)
neutral red base (CHEBI:86372) has role dye (CHEBI:37958)
neutral red base (CHEBI:86372) has role two-colour indicator (CHEBI:50412)
neutral red base (CHEBI:86372) is a aromatic amine (CHEBI:33860)
neutral red base (CHEBI:86372) is a phenazines (CHEBI:39201)
neutral red base (CHEBI:86372) is a primary amino compound (CHEBI:50994)
neutral red base (CHEBI:86372) is a tertiary amino compound (CHEBI:50996)
neutral red base (CHEBI:86372) is conjugate base of neutral red(1+) (CHEBI:86373)
Incoming neutral red(1+) (CHEBI:86373) is conjugate acid of neutral red base (CHEBI:86372)
IUPAC Name
N8,N8,3-trimethylphenazine-2,8-diamine
Synonyms Sources
3-amino-7-dimethylamino-2-methylphenazine ChEBI
C.I. Basic Red 5, free base ChemIDplus
Manual Xref Database
Neutral_red Wikipedia
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Registry Numbers Types Sources
22518 Reaxys Registry Number Reaxys
366-13-2 CAS Registry Number ChemIDplus
Last Modified
07 July 2015