Methyl Blue
SIGMA/M6900 - powder or crystals
Synonym: Acid blue 93; Aniline blue water soluble; Cotton blue; Poirriers blue; Water blue
CAS Number: 28983-56-4
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C37H27N3Na2O9S3
Molecular Weight: 799.80
EC Number: 249-352-9
MDL Number: MFCD00058509
Linear Formula: C37H27N3Na2O9S3
Product Type: Chemical
| εmax | ≥650 at 594-610 nm |
| application(s) | diagnostic assay manufacturing hematology histology |
| form | powder or crystals |
| InChI | 1S/C37H29N3O9S3.2Na/c41-5 |
| InChI key | MCPLVIGCWWTHFH-UHFFFAOYSA |
| mp | >-23 °C |
| Quality Level | 200 ![]() |
| SMILES string | [Na+].[Na+].OS(=O)(=O)c1c |
| solubility | H2O: 1 mg/mL, blue |
| storage temp. | room temp |
| Application: | Methyl Blue has been used: • to stain leaf disks for callose visualization within the cells • to incubate cells for 4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylin • as a marker for β-(1-3)- |
| Biochem/physiol Actions: | Methyl Blue is considered as a xenobiotic compound and has antiseptic property. It is useful in polychrome staining. Methyl blue is mostly used for staining samples in histology and microbiology. It is also useful as a model to reveal the role of catalyst in light induced degradation of dyes. |
| General description: | Methyl Blue is a triaminotriphenylmethane dye, widely used in paper, textile and leather production. |
| Packaging: | 50 g in glass bottle |
| Hazard Codes | Xn |
| Risk Statements | 22-36/37/38 |
| Safety Statements | 26-36/37 |
| RIDADR | NONH for all modes of transport |
| WGK Germany | WGK 2 |
| Flash Point(F) | > 572.0 °F - Pensky-Martens |
| Flash Point(C) | > 300 °C - Pensky-Martens c |
| mp | >-23 °C |
| Storage Temp. | room temp |
| Colour Index Number | 42780 |
| UNSPSC | 12171500 |

