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malachite green cation

CHEBI:CHEBI_44107

Definition

An iminium ion obtained by dimethylation of the imino group of 4-{[4-(dimethylamino)phenyl](phenyl)methylene}cyclohexa-2,5-dien-1-imine. Used in the form of its chloride salt as a green-coloured dye.

Chemical Information

Molecular Formula
C23H25N2
Molecular Mass
329.45800
Charge
+1
SMILES
CN(C)c1ccc(cc1)C(c1ccccc1)=C1C=CC(C=C1)=[N+](C)C
InChI
InChI=1S/C23H25N2/c1-24(2)21-14-10-19(11-15-21)23(18-8-6-5-7-9-18)20-12-16-22(17-13-20)25(3)4/h5-17H,1-4H3/q+1
InChIKey
VFCNQNZNPKRXIT-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Alternative Names

  • 4-{[4-(dimethylamino)phenyl](phenyl)methylene}-N,N-dimethylcyclohexa-2,5-dien-1-iminium
  • malachite green
  • malachite green(1+)
  • N-(4-{[4-(dimethylamino)phenyl](phenyl)methylidene}cyclohexa-2,5-dien-1-ylidene)-N-methylmethanaminium

Drug Classification

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Additional Identifiers

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Additional References

Wikipedia:Malachite_green

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