
Basic fuchsin
Rosanilin is a hydrochloride that is the monohydrochloride of 4-[(4-aminophenyl)(4-iminocyclohexa-2,5-dien-1-ylidene)methyl]-2-methylaniline. One of the major constituents of Basic fuchsin, together with pararosanilin, magenta II and new fuchsin. It has a role as a carcinogenic agent, a fluorochrome and a histological dye. It contains a rosanilin(1+). — ChEBI
- IUPAC name
- 4-[(4-aminophenyl)-(4-imino-3-methylcyclohexa-2,5-dien-1-ylidene)methyl]aniline;hydrochloride
- Molecular formula
- C20H20ClN3
- Molecular weight
- 337.8 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 337.1345753 Da
- Topological polar surface area
- 75.9 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 4
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 3
- Covalent units
- 2
- Defined stereocentres
- 0
Also known as
16 more reported names
External database identifiers
- ChEBI:CHEBI:87665
- ChEMBL:CHEMBL1979636
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID6021246
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