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T3260

Toluidine Blue O

Powder

Synonym(s):

Basic Blue 17, Blutene chloride, Methylene Blue T50 or T extra, Tolonium chloride

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C15H16ClN3S
CAS Number:
92-31-9
Molecular Weight:
305.83
NACRES:
NA.47
PubChem Substance ID:
24900122
UNSPSC Code:
12171500
EC Number:
202-146-2
MDL number:
MFCD00011934
Colour Index Number:
52040

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Product Name

Toluidine Blue O, Technical grade

InChI key

GEDVVYWLPUPJJZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

1S/C15H15N3S.ClH/c1-9-6-13-15(8-11(9)16)19-14-7-10(18(2)3)4-5-12(14)17-13;/h4-8,16H,1-3H3;1H

SMILES string

[Cl-].Cc1cc2N=C3C=CC(\C=C3Sc2cc1N)=[N+](\C)C

grade

technical grade

form

powder

composition

Dye content, ~80%

technique(s)

microbe id | staining: suitable

solubility

H2O: 1 mg/mL

application(s)

diagnostic assay manufacturing
hematology
histology

storage temp.

room temp

Quality Level

200

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General description

A metachromatic dye suitable for a wide variety of histological staining procedures.
Toluidine Blue O (TBO) is a thiazine dye of the quinone-imine family and is cationic in nature. It has been employed in polychromatic staining of paraffin embedded plant cell walls. It is a metachromatic dye suitable for a wide variety of histological staining procedures.

Application

Toluidine Blue O has been used to stain a variety of specimens like mesenchymal cells, taste buds, osteoblasts, matrix, etc.

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)

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T3260-100G: + T3260-25G: + T3260-5G: + T3260-BULK: + T3260-VAR:

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SHBR9627
0000289415
0000231220
0000289415

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