methyl green (CHEBI:87649)

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ChEBI Name	methyl green

ChEBI ID	CHEBI:87649

Definition	An iminium salt composed of (4-{[4-(dimethylamino)phenyl][4-(trimethylazaniumyl)phenyl]methylidene}cyclohexa-2,5-dien-1-ylidene)(dimethyl)ammonium and chloride ions in a 1:2 ratio. A histological dye used to demonstrate nucleic acids by the Unna-Pappenheim stain, in conjunction with Pyronin Y.

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Formula

C26H33Cl2N3

Net Charge

Average Mass

458.46600

Monoisotopic Mass

457.20515

InChI

InChI=1S/C26H33N3.2ClH/c1-27(2)23-14-8-20(9-15-23)26(21-10-16-24(17-11-21)28(3)4)22-12-18-25(19-13-22)29(5,6)7;;/h8-19H,1-7H3;2*1H/q+2;;/p-2

InChIKey

DWCZIOOZPIDHAB-UHFFFAOYSA-L

SMILES

[Cl-].[Cl-].CN(C)c1ccc(cc1)C(=C1C=CC(C=C1)=[N+](C)C)c1ccc(cc1)[N+](C)(C)C

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.

ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing	methyl green (CHEBI:87649) has part methyl green(2+) (CHEBI:87650) methyl green (CHEBI:87649) has role fluorochrome (CHEBI:51217) methyl green (CHEBI:87649) has role histological dye (CHEBI:77178) methyl green (CHEBI:87649) is a iminium salt (CHEBI:35277) methyl green (CHEBI:87649) is a organic chloride salt (CHEBI:36094) methyl green (CHEBI:87649) is a quaternary ammonium salt (CHEBI:35273)

IUPAC Name

(4-{[4-(dimethylamino)phenyl][4-(trimethylazaniumyl)phenyl]methylidene}cyclohexa-2,5-dien-1-ylidene)(dimethyl)ammonium dichloride

Synonyms	Sources
4-((4-(Dimethylamino)phenyl)(4-(dimethyliminio)cyclohexa-2,5-dien-1-ylidene)methyl)-N,N,N-trimethylanilinium dichloride	ChemIDplus
basic blue 20	ChEBI
C.I. 42585	ChEBI
C.I. Basic Blue 20	ChemIDplus
C.I. Basic Violet 3, compd. with chloromethane (1:1)	ChemIDplus
Double green	ChemIDplus
light green	ChEBI
Methyl green chloride	ChemIDplus

Last Modified

25 August 2015