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Ethyl Violet

cationic triarylmethane dye

Synonym(s):

Basic violet 4, Ethyl purple 6B

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Linear Formula:
C31H42N3Cl
CAS Number:
2390-59-2
Molecular Weight:
492.14
Colour Index Number:
42600
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
4117566
EC Number:
219-231-5
MDL number:
MFCD00011765
UNSPSC Code:
12171500
PubChem Substance ID:
24853715
NACRES:
NA.47

Quality Level

200

form

powder

solubility

water: 1 mg/mL

λmax

595 nm

ε (extinction coefficient)

≥12000 at 250-256 nm in water at 0.003 mg/mL
≥17000 at 304-310 nm in water at 0.003 mg/mL

application(s)

diagnostic assay manufacturing
hematology
histology

storage temp.

room temp

SMILES string

[Cl-].CCN(CC)c1ccc(cc1)C(\c2ccc(cc2)N(CC)CC)=C3/C=C\C(C=C3)=[N+](\CC)CC

InChI

1S/C31H42N3.ClH/c1-7-32(8-2)28-19-13-25(14-20-28)31(26-15-21-29(22-16-26)33(9-3)10-4)27-17-23-30(24-18-27)34(11-5)12-6;/h13-24H,7-12H2,1-6H3;1H/q+1;/p-1

InChI key

JVICFMRAVNKDOE-UHFFFAOYSA-M

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General description

Ethyl Violet is an olive green colored powder and belongs to the class of triarylmethane dyes. It changes its color from yellow (pH 0.0) to blue (3.5).

Biochem/physiol Actions

Ethyl violet is a cationic triarylmethane dye that is the ethyl homolog of crystal violet. It is a general histological and pathological stain. Ethyl violet has been used to stain pancreatic tissue and elastin, in the detection of gram negative bacteria, and as a reagent for the extractive-spectrophotometric determination of anionic surfactants. Ethyl violet induces mitochondrial permeability. It has been used in the extraction and spectrophotometric determination of copper. Along with the anionic dye zincon, ethyl violet is used in counterion dye of proteins in SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis.

pictograms

CorrosionExclamation mark
GHS05,GHS07

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Danger

hcodes

H302,H318

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Dam. 1

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk_germany

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)

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0000233367
MKCC4353
MKBV4458V
MKBV1374V

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Ethyl violet. A selective dye for the isolation of gram-negative bacteria.
Litsky, W., et al.
Biotechnic & Histochemistry, 27, 229-232 (1952)
Zhongming Liu et al.
Carbohydrate polymers, 223, 115081-115081 (2019-08-21)
In this study, a xylan/PVA/TiO2 composite was prepared and used for the photocatalytic degradation of dyes in solution. Fourier-transform infrared, X-ray diffraction, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopic analyses confirmed that the xylan/PVA/TiO2 composite was successfully prepared. Furthermore, the composite was evaluated
Solvent extraction-spectrophotometric determination of anionic surfactants with ethyl violet.
Motomizu, S., et al.
Analytical Chemistry, 54, 392-397 (1982)
Carla S Oliveira et al.
Spectrochimica acta. Part A, Molecular and biomolecular spectroscopy, 58(13), 2971-2982 (2002-12-13)
We have characterized the spectroscopy properties of crystal violet (CV+) and ethyl violet (EV+) in liquid solutions as a function of the solvent type and dye concentration. The analysis of how solvent properties and dye concentration affects the electronic spectra
Jun Wang et al.
Water research, 40(11), 2143-2150 (2006-05-30)
To use solar irradiation or interior lighting efficiently, a new photocatalyst with high catalytic activity in visible light was sought. In this work, an upconversion luminescence agent, 40 CdF(2).60 BaF(2).1.0 Er(2)O(3), was synthesized and its fluorescent spectrum was determined. It
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