Nile Blue A

Base Information

• Chemical Name: Nile Blue A
• CAS No.: 3625-57-8
• Molecular Formula: C40H40N6O6S
• Molecular Weight: 732.86
• Hs Code.: 2934999090
• European Community (EC) Number: 222-832-5
• Wikipedia: Nile_blue
• Mol file: 3625-57-8.mol

Synonyms:Cresyl Fast Violet;Nile Blue;nile blue A perchlorate;Nile Blue perchlorate;nile blue sulfate;Nile Blue tetrafluoroborate

Chemical Property of Nile Blue A

Chemical Property:

• Appearance/Colour: dark green to black powder
• Vapor Pressure: 1.14E-09mmHg at 25°C
• Melting Point: >300 °C (dec.)(lit.)
• Boiling Point: 487.9 °C at 760 mmHg
• Flash Point: 248.8 °C
• PSA: 198.76000
• LogP: 7.86520
• Storage Temp.: room temp
• Solubility.: Soluble in water, ethanol
• Water Solubility.: Soluble in ethanol, and water (50 g/L) at 25°C.
• Hydrogen Bond Donor Count: 2
• Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count: 10
• Rotatable Bond Count: 4
• Exact Mass: 732.27300419
• Heavy Atom Count: 53
• Complexity: 687

Purity/Quality:

98%,99%, ^*data from raw suppliers

Nile blue A ^*data from reagent suppliers

Safty Information:

• Pictogram(s): Xi
• Hazard Codes: Xi
• Safety Statements: 22-24/25

MSDS Files:

SDS file from LookChem

Total 1 MSDS from other Authors

Useful:

• Canonical SMILES: CC[N+](=C1C=CC2=NC3=C(C=C(C4=CC=CC=C43)N)OC2=C1)CC.CC[N+](=C1C=CC2=NC3=C(C=C(C4=CC=CC=C43)N)OC2=C1)CC.[O-]S(=O)(=O)[O-]
• Uses: Nile Blue A is a stain used for discriminating between melanins and lipofuscins in paraffin sections of animal tissue Nile Blue A is used in the Lillie and Fullmer method for staining and discriminating between melanins and lipofuscins in paraffin sections of animal tissue. Nile blue A is also useful for staining fats and phospholipids. Dyes and metabolites. Nile blue A is suitable for staining and discriminating between melanins and lipofuscins in paraffin sections of animal tissue, and in a histochemical method for lipids in frozen sections.