Crystal violet
Properties
- Molecular formula
- C25H30ClN3
- Molar mass
- 407.99 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 407.2128 Da
- Melting point
- 205–215 °C (decomposes)
- Water solubility
- 4 g/L (25 °C)
- logP
- 1.46Crippen estimate
- Polar surface area
- 9.5 Ų
- H-bond donors / acceptors
- 0 / 2
- Rotatable bonds
- 4
Hazards
Danger
- H302 Harmful if swallowedAcute toxicity, oral
- H318 Causes serious eye damageSerious eye damage/eye irritation
- H351 Suspected of causing cancerCarcinogenicity
- H400 Very toxic to aquatic lifeHazardous to the aquatic environment, acute hazard
- H410 Very toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effectsHazardous to the aquatic environment, long-term hazard
Harmonised EU classification (CLP Annex VI, index 612-204-00-2), via PubChem.
Precautionary statements
P203, P264, P264+P265, P270, P273, P280, P301+P317, P305+P354+P338, P317, P318, P330, P391, P405, P501
Identifiers
CAS number
548-62-9SMILES
CN(C)c1ccc(C(=C2C=CC(=[N+](C)C)C=C2)c2ccc(N(C)C)cc2)cc1.[Cl-]InChIKey
ZXJXZNDDNMQXFV-UHFFFAOYSA-MInChI
InChI=1S/C25H30N3.ClH/c1-26(2)22-13-7-19(8-14-22)25(20-9-15-23(16-10-20)27(3)4)21-11-17-24(18-12-21)28(5)6;/h7-18H,1-6H3;1H/q+1;/p-1Weigh it out
Type any one amount. The others follow from the molar mass.
Names and synonyms
87 names · show all
- Methanaminium, N-[4-[bis[4-(dimethylamino)phenyl]methylene]-2,5-cyclohexadien-1-ylidene]-N-methyl-, chloride (1:1)
- C.I. Basic violet 3
- Methanaminium, N-[4-[bis[4-(dimethylamino)phenyl]methylene]-2,5-cyclohexadien-1-ylidene]-N-methyl-, chloride
- C.I. 42555
- Adergon
- Aizen crystal violet
- Aizen crystal violet extra pure
- Aniline violet pyoktanine
- Axuris
- Badil
- Basic violet BN
- Calcozine violet C
- Calcozine violet 6BN
- Crystal violet 5BO
- Crystal violet 6BO
- Crystal violet AO
- Crystal violet AON
- Crystal violet BPC
- Crystal Violet chloride
- Crystal violet extra pure
- Crystal violet extra pure APN
- Crystal violet extra pure APNX
- Crystal violet FN
- Crystal violet HL 2
- Crystal violet pure DSC
- Crystal violet pure DSC brilliant
- Crystal violet SS
- Crystal violet technical
- Crystal violet USP
- Crystal violet O
- Crystal violet 6B
- Crystal violet 10B
- Gentersal
- Gentiaverm
- Hectograph violet SR
- Hecto violet R
- Hexamethylpararosaniline chloride
- Hexamethyl-p-rosaniline chloride
- Hidaco brilliant crystal violet
- Methylrosaniline chloride
- Methyl violet 5BNO
- Methyl violet 5BO
- Methyl violet 10BO
- Methyl violet 10BD
- Methyl violet 10BK
- Methyl violet 10B
- Methyl violet 10BN
- Mitsui crystal violet
- Paper blue R
- Pararosaniline, N,N,N′,N′,N′′,N′′-hexamethyl-, chloride
- Plastoresin violet 5BO
- Pyoktanin
- Viocid
- Violet 5BO
- 12416 Violet
- Violet CP
- Violet 6BN
- Crystal violet BP
- Gentian violet
- Violet XXIII
- Aniline violet
- Meroxylan-wander
- Meroxyl-wander
- Vianin
- Methyl violet 10BNS
- Basic violet 3
- Vermicid
- Atmonil
- Avermin
- Genticid
- Gentioletten
- Oxiuran
- Oxycolor
- Oxyozyl
- Hexamethyl violet
- Methyl violet 6B
- Methyl Violet 6B (biological stain)
- Sanyo fanal violet R
- Gentian violet B
- Basonyl violet 610
- Methylrosanilinium chloride
- Meroxylan
- Meroxyl
- Aizen crystal violet powder
- Violet 612
- Chlorohexamethylene-p-fuchsin
- Keyazine crystal violet 6B
Work with Crystal violet
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Tanimoto similarity of circular fingerprints over the whole catalogue.