- Methyl blue
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Methyl blue Identifiers CAS number 28983-56-4 PubChem 9875677 ChemSpider 8051359 Jmol-3D images Image 1 - [Na+].[Na+].[O-]S(=O)(=O)c1ccc(cc1)Nc2ccc(cc2)/C(=C\4/C=C\C(=[NH+]/c3ccc(cc3)S([O-])(=O)=O)/C=C/4)c6ccc(Nc5ccc(cc5)S([O-])(=O)=O)cc6
- InChI=1S/C37H29N3O9S3.2Na/c41-50(42,43)34-19-13-31(14-20-34)38-28-7-1-25(2-8-28)37(26-3-9-29(10-4-26)39-32-15-21-35(22-16-32)51(44,45)46)27-5-11-30(12-6-27)40-33-17-23-36(24-18-33)52(47,48)49;;/h1-24,38-39H,(H,41,42,43)(H,44,45,46)(H,47,48,49);;/q;2*+1/p-2
Key: MCPLVIGCWWTHFH-UHFFFAOYSA-L
InChI=1/C37H29N3O9S3.2Na/c41-50(42,43)34-19-13-31(14-20-34)38-28-7-1-25(2-8-28)37(26-3-9-29(10-4-26)39-32-15-21-35(22-16-32)51(44,45)46)27-5-11-30(12-6-27)40-33-17-23-36(24-18-33)52(47,48)49;;/h1-24,38-39H,(H,41,42,43)(H,44,45,46)(H,47,48,49);;/q;2*+1/p-2
Key: MCPLVIGCWWTHFH-NUQVWONBAI
Properties Molecular formula C37H27N3Na2O9S3 Molar mass 799.814 g/mol Solubility in water ~ 300 g/l (20 °C) Hazards NFPA 704 blue (verify) (what is: / ?)
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)Infobox references Methyl blue, also known as Cotton blue, Helvetia blue, Acid blue 93, or C.I. 42780, is a chemical compound with the molecular formula C37H27N3Na2O9S3. It is used as a stain in histology. Methyl blue stains collagen blue in tissue sections. It is soluble in water and slightly soluble in ethanol. It can be used in the Mallory's connective tissue stain and Gömöri trichrome stain. It is used in differential staining. It can also be used to mediate electron transfer in microbial fuel cells.
Methyl blue is also used to stain fungal cell walls. Methyl blue is also available in mixture with water blue, under name Aniline Blue WS, Aniline blue, China blue, or Soluble blue.
Methyl blue should not be confused with methyl violet or methylene blue, two other stains.
Methyl blue is also used to treat thallium poisoning. It binds to the thallium.
See also
- Potassium ferrocyanide
- Potassium ferricyanide
- Methylene blue
- Egyptian Blue
- Han Purple
- Gentian violet
- Fluorescein
References
Stains Iron/Hemosiderin Lipids Carbohydrates Amyloid Bacteria Gram staining (Methyl violet/Gentian violet, Safranin) · Ziehl–Neelsen stain/acid-fast (Carbol fuchsin/Fuchsine, Methylene blue) · Auramine-rhodamine stain (Auramine O, Rhodamine B)Connective tissue Other H&E stain (Haematoxylin, Eosin Y) · Silver stain (Grocott's methenamine silver stain, Warthin–Starry stain) · Methyl blue · Wright's stain · Giemsa stain · Gömöri trichrome stain · Neutral red · Janus Green BTissue stainability Categories:- Triarylmethane dyes
- Staining dyes
- Aromatic amines
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