Methylene Blue zinc chloride double salt
SIAL/66721 - suitable for microscopy, ~1 mol/mol water
CAS Number: 26283-09-0
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C16H18ClN3S · 0.5ZnCl2 · xH2O
Molecular Weight: 388.00 (anhydrous basis)
MDL Number: MFCD00150006
Linear Formula: C16H18ClN3S · 0.5ZnCl2 · xH2O
Product Type: Chemical
| impurities | ~1 mol/mol water |
| InChI | 1S/C16H18N3S.ClH.H2O/c1-1 |
| InChI key | WQVSELLRAGBDLX-UHFFFAOYSA |
| Quality Level | 100 ![]() |
| SMILES string | O.[Cl-].CN(C)c1ccc2N=C3C= |
| suitability | suitable for microscopy |
| Application: | Methylene blue is a heterocyclic aromatic chemical compound used as a cationic dye. It is used as a redox indication in analytical chemistry. Methylene blue is a component of a number of staining protocols such as Wright′s stain and Jenner′s stain for microscopic evaluation. |
| Symbol | GHS06 |
| Signal word | Danger |
| Hazard statements | H301 - H319 |
| Precautionary statements | P301 + P310 + P330 - P305 + P351 + P338 |
| Hazard Codes | Xn |
| Risk Statements | 22-36 |
| Safety Statements | 26 |
| RIDADR | UN 2811 6.1 / PGIII |
| WGK Germany | WGK 3 |
| Flash Point(F) | Not applicable |
| Flash Point(C) | Not applicable |
| UNSPSC | 12352106 |


