CHEBI:88012 - ethyl violet cation

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ChEBI Name ethyl violet cation
ChEBI ID CHEBI:88012
Definition An iminium ion that is the cationic component of the histological dye 'ethyl violet'.
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Formula C31H42N3
Net Charge +1
Average Mass 456.686
Monoisotopic Mass 456.33732
InChI InChI=1S/C31H42N3/c1-7-32(8-2)28-19-13-25(14-20-28)31(26-15-21-29(22-16-26)33(9-3)10-4)27-17-23-30(24-18-27)34(11-5)12-6/h13-24H,7-12H2,1-6H3/q+1
InChIKey VYYRJGKHDDYUGK-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES C1(=C(C2=CC=C(C=C2)N(CC)CC)C3=CC=C(C=C3)N(CC)CC)C=CC(=[N+](CC)CC)C=C1
Roles Classification
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 ethyl violet cation (CHEBI:88012) has role fluorochrome (CHEBI:51217)
ethyl violet cation (CHEBI:88012) has role histological dye (CHEBI:77178)
ethyl violet cation (CHEBI:88012) is a iminium ion (CHEBI:35286)
Incoming ethyl violet (CHEBI:88010) has part ethyl violet cation (CHEBI:88012)
IUPAC Name
4-{bis[4-(diethylamino)phenyl]methylidene}-N,N-diethylcyclohexa-2,5-dien-1-iminium
Synonyms Sources
ethyl violet carbocation ChEBI
ethyl violet(1+) ChEBI
Registry Number Type Source
3915490 Reaxys Registry Number Reaxys
Last Modified
24 September 2015