Health hazard
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Acid green 5 is an organic sodium salt having 3-[(ethyl{4-[(4-{ethyl[(3-sulfonatophenyl)methyl]amino}phenyl)(4-sulfonatophenyl)methylidene]cyclohexa-2,5-dien-1-ylidene}azaniumyl)methyl]benzene-1-sulfonate as the counterion. It is the standard dye in North American for staining collagen and is also used extensively in plant histology. It has a role as a histological dye. It contains an acid green 5(2-).
| Color/Form | Deep-purple powder |
| Melting Point | 288 °C (decomposes) |
| Solubility | In 2-methoxyethanol 100 mg/mL, ethanol 2 mg/mL, temperature not specified |
| IUPAC Name | disodium;3-[[N-ethyl-4-[[4-[ethyl-[(3-sulfonatophenyl)methyl]azaniumylidene]cyclohexa-2,5-dien-1-ylidene]-(4-sulfonatophenyl)methyl]anilino]methyl]benzenesulfonate |
| Molecular Formula | C37H34N2Na2O9S3 |
| Molecular Weight | 792.9 g/mol |
| CAS | 5141-20-8 |
| SMILES | CCN(CC1=CC(=CC=C1)S(=O)(=O)[O-])C2=CC=C(C=C2)C(=C3C=CC(=[N+](CC)CC4=CC(=CC=C4)S(=O)(=O)[O-])C=C3)C5=CC=C(C=C5)S(=O)(=O)[O-].[Na+].[Na+] |
| InChIKey | DGOBMKYRQHEFGQ-UHFFFAOYSA-L |
| Catalog No | KC.1210100 |
| Pack sizes | 25GM · 100GM |
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