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crystal violet cation

CHEBI:CHEBI_77181

Definition

An iminium ion that is malachite green cation in which the hydrogen at the para- psition of the monosubstituted phenyl group is replaced by a dimethylamino group.

Chemical Information

Molecular Formula
C25H30N3
Molecular Mass
372.52530
Charge
+1
SMILES
CN(C)c1ccc(cc1)C(=C1C=CC(C=C1)=[N+](C)C)c1ccc(cc1)N(C)C
InChI
InChI=1S/C25H30N3/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/q+1
InChIKey
LGLFFNDHMLKUMI-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Alternative Names

  • 4-{bis[4-(dimethylamino)phenyl]methylene}-N,N-dimethylcyclohexa-2,5-dien-1-iminium
  • crystal violet carbocation
  • crystal violet ion(1)
  • crystal violet(1+)
  • gentian violet carbocation
  • gentian violet cation
  • gentian violet(1+)

Drug Classification

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Additional Identifiers

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Reaxys:1892148
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