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Also known as Disodium 4-((4-(bis(4-((4-sulphonatophenyl)amino)phenyl)methylene)cyclohexa-2,5-dien-1-ylidene)amino)benzenesulphonate

chemical compound

Chemical data

Formula
C37H27N3Na2O9S3
Molecular weight
799.8 g/mol
IUPAC name
disodium;4-[4-[[4-(4-sulfonatoanilino)phenyl]-[4-(4-sulfophenyl)iminocyclohexa-2,5-dien-1-ylidene]methyl]anilino]benzenesulfonate
SMILES
C1=CC(=NC2=CC=C(C=C2)S(=O)(=O)O)C=CC1=C(C3=CC=C(C=C3)NC4=CC=C(C=C4)S(=O)(=O)[O-])C5=CC=C(C=C5)NC6=CC=C(C=C6)S(=O)(=O)[O-].[Na+].[Na+]
InChIKey
MCPLVIGCWWTHFH-UHFFFAOYSA-L
Polar surface area
230 Ų
H-bond donors
3
H-bond acceptors
12
Formal charge
0

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Wikidata facts

Mass
799.0704810040002
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chemical formula
C₃₇H₂₇N₃Na₂O₉S₃
different from
methyl violet
Commons category
Methyl blue
canonical SMILES
O=S(=O)([O-])c1ccc(Nc2ccc(C(=C3C=CC(=Nc4ccc(S(=O)(=O)O)cc4)C=C3)c3ccc(Nc4ccc(S(=O)(=O)[O-])cc4)cc3)cc2)cc1.[Na+].[Na+]
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