METHYL GREEN Property

Melting point:

>300°C

solubility 

Solubility Soluble in water, ethanol; insoluble in xylene

form 

powder

color 

Green crystalline

PH Range

Yellow (0.1) to greenish-blue (2.3)

λmax

635nm, 420nm

Major Application

Liquid crystal display device, photography, recording materials, inks, cosmetics, DNA staining, cancer detection

Hazard and Precautionary Statements (GHS)

METHYL GREEN Chemical Properties,Usage,Production

Definition

ChEBI: Methyl green is an iminium salt composed of (4-{[4-(dimethylamino)phenyl][4-(trimethylazaniumyl)phenyl]methylidene}cyclohexa-2,5-dien-1-ylidene)(dimethyl)ammonium and chloride ions in a 1:2 ratio. A histological dye used to demonstrate nucleic acids by the Unna-Pappenheim stain, in conjunction with Pyronin Y. It has a role as a fluorochrome and a histological dye. It is an organic chloride salt, an iminium salt and a quaternary ammonium salt. It contains a methyl green(2+).