CHEBI:87235 - metanil yellow

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ChEBI Name metanil yellow
ChEBI ID CHEBI:87235
Definition An organic sodium salt having 3-[(4-anilinophenyl)diazenyl]benzene-1-sulfonate as the counterion. Used in one variant of Masson's trichrome to stain collagen yellow in contrast to the red muscle, but is not in common used.
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Formula C18H14N3NaO3S
Net Charge 0
Average Mass 375.37700
Monoisotopic Mass 375.06536
InChI InChI=1S/C18H15N3O3S.Na/c22-25(23,24)18-8-4-7-17(13-18)21-20-16-11-9-15(10-12-16)19-14-5-2-1-3-6-14;/h1-13,19H,(H,22,23,24);/q;+1/p-1
InChIKey NYGZLYXAPMMJTE-UHFFFAOYSA-M
SMILES [Na+].[O-]S(=O)(=O)c1cccc(c1)N=Nc1ccc(Nc2ccccc2)cc1
Roles Classification
Application(s): histological dye
A dye used in microscopic or electron microscopic examination of cells and tissues to give contrast and to highlight particular features of interest, such as nuclei and cytoplasm.
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Outgoing metanil yellow (CHEBI:87235) has part 3-[(4-anilinophenyl)diazenyl]benzene-1-sulfonate (CHEBI:87238)
metanil yellow (CHEBI:87235) has role histological dye (CHEBI:77178)
metanil yellow (CHEBI:87235) is a organic sodium salt (CHEBI:38700)
IUPAC Name
sodium 3-[(4-anilinophenyl)diazenyl]benzene-1-sulfonate
Synonyms Sources
acid yellow 36 ChEBI
C.I. 13065 ChEBI
C.I. Acid Yellow 36 ChemIDplus
C.I. Acid Yellow 36 monosodium salt ChemIDplus
Sodium 4'-anilinoazobenzene-3-sulfonate ChemIDplus
Sodium m-(4-anilinophenylazo)benzenesulfonate ChemIDplus
Sodium m-sulfonate-p-phenylazodiphenylamine ChemIDplus
tropaeolin G ChEBI
Registry Numbers Types Sources
3831568 Reaxys Registry Number Reaxys
587-98-4 CAS Registry Number ChemIDplus
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Last Modified
31 July 2015