KINYOUN'S SOLUTION

KINYOUN'S SOLUTION Property

Density 

0.99 g/mL at 20 °C

Flash point:

43 °C

storage temp. 

room temp

form 

liquid

color 

red to very dark red

ε(extinction coefficient)

77 at 546nm in 50% ethanol

Major Application

diagnostic assay manufacturing
hematology
histology

InChI

1S/C21H21N3/c1-13-11-16(5-9-19(13)23)21(15-3-7-18(22)8-4-15)17-6-10-20(24)14(2)12-17/h3-12,22H,23-24H2,1-2H3

InChIKey

IMOKRVRFBCWWGH-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

NC1=CC=C(C(C2=CC=C(N)C=C2)=C(C=C3)C=CC3=[NH2+])C=C1.[Cl-]

Safety

Hazard Codes 

C

Risk Statements 

10-20/21/22-34-40-68

Safety Statements 

26-36/37/39-45

RIDADR 

UN 2924 3/PG 3

WGK Germany 

3

F 

8

Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral
Aquatic Chronic 3
Carc. 2
Eye Dam. 1
Flam. Liq. 3
Muta. 2
Skin Corr. 1B

Hazard and Precautionary Statements (GHS)

Symbol(GHS)

Signal word

Danger

Hazard statements

H226Flammable liquid and vapour

H302Harmful if swallowed

H314Causes severe skin burns and eye damage

H341Suspected of causing genetic defects

H351Suspected of causing cancer

H412Harmful to aquatic life with long lasting effects

Precautionary statements

P210Keep away from heat/sparks/open flames/hot surfaces. — No smoking.

P273Avoid release to the environment.

P280Wear protective gloves/protective clothing/eye protection/face protection.

P303+P361+P353IF ON SKIN (or hair): Remove/Take off Immediately all contaminated clothing. Rinse SKIN with water/shower.

P305+P351+P338IF IN EYES: Rinse cautiously with water for several minutes. Remove contact lenses, if present and easy to do. Continuerinsing.

KINYOUN'S SOLUTION Chemical Properties,Usage,Production

Uses

• Kinyoun's carbol-fuchsin is intended for use to stain paraffin sections of a formaldehyde-fixed specimen containing tubercle bacilli, and for the demonstration of tuberculosis bacteria (Mycobacterium tuberculosis).
• It is also applicable for other organisms th at retain the dye after immersion in acidified 70% alcohol.
• It has been used to develop a staining technique for detecting microsporidial spores in fecal specimens.