Common Name: Azure C
Suggested Name: Azure C
Other Names:
Methylene azure C
C.I. Number: 52002
C.I. Name: –
Color: Blue
Solubility Aqueous: Readily
Solubility Ethanol: Readily
Absorption Maximum: 616 (Aldrich) 607-610 (Conn) 608-622 (Merck)
Empirical Formula: C13H12N3SCl
Formula Weight: 277.8
Description
Azure C is formed by the oxidation of Methylene blue and is strongly metachromatic. Compare the formula of the three azures and methylene blue.
References
- R. D. Lillie.
Conn’s Biological Stains
Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, MD., U.S.A. - Aldrich chemical catalogue, 1992
Aldrich Chemical Company, Milwaukee, WI, USA. - Susan Budavari, Editor,
The Merck Index, Ed. 12
Merck & Co., Inc., Whitehouse Station, NJ, USA - Edward Gurr, 1971
Synthetic dyes in biology, medicine and chemistry
Academic Press, London, England.
