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391557

Oil Blue N

Dye content 96 %

Synonym(s):

Solvent Blue 14

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C24H30N2O2
CAS Number:
2646-15-3
Molecular Weight:
378.51
PubChem Substance ID:
24864388
UNSPSC Code:
12171500
Colour Index Number:
61555
NACRES:
NA.47
EC Number:
220-161-2
MDL number:
MFCD00001200

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InChI key

RHGBRYSELHPAFL-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

1S/C24H30N2O2/c1-3-5-9-15-25-19-13-14-20(26-16-10-6-4-2)22-21(19)23(27)17-11-7-8-12-18(17)24(22)28/h7-8,11-14,25-26H,3-6,9-10,15-16H2,1-2H3

SMILES string

CCCCCNc1ccc(NCCCCC)c2C(=O)c3ccccc3C(=O)c12

form

powder

composition

Dye content, 96%

mp

112-114 °C (lit.)

solubility

acetone: 1%, turbid, blue to very deep blue

λmax

596 nm, 644 nm (2nd)

application(s)

diagnostic assay manufacturing
hematology
histology

storage temp.

room temp

Quality Level

200

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General description

In animal tissues, fatty substances are stained dark blue by oil blue N when supersaturated solutions in dilute isopropanol are used.

pictograms

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GHS07

signalword

Warning

hcodes

H315,H319

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

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SHBM9684
MKBZ0036V
MKBT7762V
MKBK0528
MKBB2556

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Oil Blue N or Na as a Fat Stain for Animal Histology.
Lillie R D
Stain Technology, 20, 7-9 (1945)

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