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Substance Name: Malachite green
RN: 569-64-2
UNII: 12058M7ORO
InChIKey: FDZZZRQASAIRJF-UHFFFAOYSA-M

Molecular Formulas

  • C23-H25-Cl-N2
  • C23-H25-N2.Cl

Molecular Weight

  • 364.9175
 

Classification Codes

  • Agricultural Chemical
  • Anti-Infective Agents
  • Anti-Infective Agents, Local
  • Antiseptic
  • Coloring Agents
  • Fungicide, Bactericide, Wood Preservative
  • Fungicides, Industrial
  • Mutation Data
  • Pesticides
  • Tumor Data
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Names and Synonyms

Name of Substance

  • Malachite green

Synonyms

  • (4-(4-Dimethylaminobenzhydriylidene)cyclohexa-2,5-dienylidene)dimethylammonium chloride
  • (4-(alpha-(4-Dimethylamino)phenyl)benzylidene)cyclohexa-2,5-dien-1-ylidene dimethylammonium chloride
  • Acryl Brilliant Green B
  • ADC Malachite Green Crystals
  • AI3-18509
  • Aizen Malachite Green
  • Aizen Malachite Green Crystals
  • Ammonium, (4-(p-(dimethylamino)-alpha-phenylbenzylidene)-2,5-cyclohexadien-1-ylidene)-dimethyl-, chloride
  • Aniline Green
  • Astra Malachite Green
  • Astra Malachite Green B
  • Astra Malachite Green BXX
  • Atlantic Malachite Green
  • Basacryl Green X-BF
  • Basic Green 4
  • Basonyl Green 830
  • Basonyl Green NB 832
  • Benzal Green
  • Benzaldehyde Green
  • Bronze Green Toner A-8002
  • Burma Green B
  • C.I. 42000
  • C.I. Basic Green 4
  • Calcozine Green V
  • Caswell No. 534C
  • CCRIS 1219
  • China Green
  • China Green (biological stain)
  • CI 42000
  • CI Basic Green 4
  • Diabasic Malachite Green
  • Diamond Green B
  • Diamond Green B Extra
  • Diamond Green BX
  • Diamond Green P Extra
  • EINECS 209-322-8
  • EPA Pesticide Chemical Code 039504
  • Fast Green O
  • Green Malaquite
  • Green MX
  • Grenoble Green
  • Hidaco Malachite Green Base
  • Hidaco Malachite Green LC
  • Hidaco Malachite Green SC
  • HSDB 1406
  • Light Green N
  • Light Green N (biological stain)
  • Lincoln Green Toner B 15-2900
  • Malachit-grun
  • Malachit-grun [German]
  • Malachite green
  • Malachite Green (indicator)
  • Malachite Green A
  • Malachite Green AN
  • Malachite Green B
  • Malachite Green chloride
  • Malachite green chloride salt
  • Malachite Green CP
  • Malachite Green Crystals
  • Malachite Green Crystals BPC
  • Malachite Green hydrochloride
  • Malachite Green Hydrochloride (Biological stain)
  • Malachite Green J 3E
  • Malachite Green J3E
  • Malachite Green powder
  • Malachite Green WS
  • Malachite Lake Green A
  • Mitsui Malachite Green
  • New Victoria Green Extra I
  • New Victoria Green Extra II
  • New Victoria Green Extra O
  • NSC 47726
  • Oji Malachite Green
  • Sentry AQ maracide W/biospheres
  • Solid Green Crystals O
  • Solid Green O
  • Tertrophene Green M
  • Tetramethyl diapara-amido-triphenyl carbinol
  • Tokyo Aniline Malachite Green
  • UNII-12058M7ORO
  • Victoria Green
  • Victoria Green (VAN)
  • Victoria Green B
  • Victoria Green S
  • Victoria Green WB
  • Victoria Green WPB
  • Viride Malachitum
  • Zelen malachitova
  • Zelen malachitova [Czech]
  • Zelen zasadita 4
  • Zelen zasadita 4 [Czech]

Systematic Names

  • (4-(alpha-(4-(Dimethylamino)phenyl)benzylidene)cyclohexa-2,5-dien-1-ylidene)dimethylammonium chloride
  • Ammonium, (4-(p-(dimethylamino)-alpha-phenylbenzylidene)-2,5-cyclohexadien-1-ylidene)-dimethyl-, chloride
  • C.I. Basic Green 4
  • Malachite green
  • Methanaminium, N-(4-((4-(dimethylamino)phenyl)phenylmethylene)-2,5-cyclohexadien-1-ylidene)-N-methyl-, chloride
  • Methanaminium, N-(4-((4-(dimethylamino)phenyl)phenylmethylene)-2,5-cyclohexadien-1-ylidene)-N-methyl-, chloride (1:1)

Superlist Names

  • C.I. Basic Green 4
  • Fast Green 0
  • Malachite green

Registry Numbers

CAS Registry Number

  • 569-64-2

FDA UNII

  • 12058M7ORO

Other Registry Number

  • 55172-50-4

Related Registry Number

  • 10309-95-2 (Parent)

System Generated Number

  • 0000569642

Molecular Formulas

Molecular Formulas

  • C23-H25-Cl-N2
  • C23-H25-N2.Cl

Molecular Formula Fragments

  • C23-H25-N2
  • Cl
  • COMPONENT

Structure Descriptors

InChI

InChI=1S/C23H25N2.ClH/c1-24(2)21-14-10-19(11-15-21)23(18-8-6-5-7-9-18)20-12-16-22(17-13-20)25(3)4;/h5-17H,1-4H3;1H/q+1;/p-1

InChIKey

FDZZZRQASAIRJF-UHFFFAOYSA-M

Smiles

[Cl-].CN(C)c1ccc(cc1)C(=C2C=CC(=[N+](C)C)C=C2)c3ccccc3

Toxicity

Organism Test Type Route Reported Dose (Normalized Dose) Effect Source
mouse LD50 intraperitoneal 4200ug/kg (4.2mg/kg)   Arzneimittel-Forschung. Drug Research. Vol. 1, Pg. 5, 1951.
mouse LD50 oral 80mg/kg (80mg/kg)   Arzneimittel-Forschung. Drug Research. Vol. 1, Pg. 5, 1951.

Physical Properties

Physical Property Value Units Temp (deg C) Source
log P (octanol-water) 0.62 (none)   EXP
Water Solubility 4.00E+04 mg/L 25 EXP
Vapor Pressure 2.45E-13 mm Hg 25 EST
Henry's Law Constant 1.93E-14 atm-m3/mole 25 EST
Atmospheric OH Rate Constant 4.41E-10 cm3/molecule-sec 25 EST

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