Malachite Green Oxalate, MP Biomedicals™

Description

Malachite Green Oxalate, Green Powder

• Malachite green is use as counterstain against fuchsin which stains gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria reddish colors and safranin which stains nuclei red.
• Malachite green stain background to the surrounding tissue blue-green. Malachite green is also used as a pH Indicator between pH 0.2 (green) - 1.8 (blue-green). Used as a botanical counterstain.

Specifications

Chemical Identifiers

• CAS: 2437-29-8
• Molecular Formula: C52H54N4O12
• Molecular Weight (g/mol): 927.02
• MDL Number: MFCD00011766,MFCD00151209
• InChI Key: CNYGFPPAGUCRIC-UHFFFAOYSA-L
• Synonym: Basicgreen 4, Acryl brilliantgreen, Chinagreen, Anilinegreen
• IUPAC Name: bis(bis[4-(dimethylamino)phenyl](phenyl)methylium) oxalic acid dihydrogen oxalate
• SMILES: OC(=O)C(O)=O.OC(=O)C([O-])=O.OC(=O)C([O-])=O.CN(C)C1=CC=C(C=C1)[C+](C1=CC=CC=C1)C1=CC=C(C=C1)N(C)C.CN(C)C1=CC=C(C=C1)[C+](C1=CC=CC=C1)C1=CC=C(C=C1)N(C)C

• Melting Point: 164°C (literature)
• UN Number: UN2811
• Beilstein: 3644550
• Solubility Information: Soluble in water (40mg/ mL), EGME (40mg/ mL), EtOH (50mg/ mL).
• UV_Vis: 614 - 618 nm
• Color: Green
• Quantity: 500 g
• Physical Form: Powder

Safety and Handling

RTECSNumber	BQ1190000
storageNote1	Store at Room Temperature (15-30°C).