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Methylene Blue solution

Synonym(s):

Ehrlich’s reagent III, Loeffler’s Methylene Blue

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C16H18ClN3S
CAS Number:
61-73-4
Molecular Weight:
319.85
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
3641570
MDL number:
MFCD00012111
UNSPSC Code:
41116100
PubChem Substance ID:
329751839

form

liquid

availability

available only in Japan

concentration

~0.5 % (w/v) in H2O

SMILES string

[Cl-].CN(C)c1ccc2N=C3C=C\C(C=C3Sc2c1)=[N+](/C)C

InChI

1S/C16H18N3S.ClH/c1-18(2)11-5-7-13-15(9-11)20-16-10-12(19(3)4)6-8-14(16)17-13;/h5-10H,1-4H3;1H/q+1;/p-1

InChI key

CXKWCBBOMKCUKX-UHFFFAOYSA-M

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Suitability

bacterial staining

Storage Class

10 - Combustible liquids

wgk_germany

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

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