Corrosive
Irritant
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Safranin O is an organic chloride salt having 3,7-diamino-2,8-dimethyl-5-phenylphenazin-5-ium as the counterion. It is commonly used for staining Gram negative bacteria. It has a role as a fluorochrome and a histological dye. It contains a 3,7-diamino-2,8-dimethyl-5-phenylphenazin-5-ium.
| Physical Description | Dark brown solid; [MSDSonline] |
| IUPAC Name | 3,7-dimethyl-10-phenylphenazin-10-ium-2,8-diamine chloride |
| Molecular Formula | C20H19ClN4 |
| Molecular Weight | 350.8 g/mol |
| CAS | 477-73-6 |
| SMILES | CC1=CC2=C(C=C1N)[N+](=C3C=C(C(=CC3=N2)C)N)C4=CC=CC=C4.[Cl-] |
| InChIKey | OARRHUQTFTUEOS-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
| Catalog No | KC.1910006 |
| Pack sizes | 25GM · 100GM |
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