Brilliant Green (dye)

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Brilliant Green (Malachite green G, Emerald green, Solid green JJO, Diamond green G, Aniline green, Benzaldehyde green, Fast green J) is a triarylmethane dye. Its formula is C₂₇H₃₅N₂.(diagram) Its CAS number is 633-03-4. It is soluble in water and alcohol. Dye crystallizes in small, shiny, golden prisms.

Brilliant Green has been used to color silk and wool.

Brilliant Green is effective against gram-positive bacteria. It irritates mucous membranes. It is toxic if ingested.

In Eastern Europe and Russia (and formerly the USSR) the dilute alcoholic solution of Brilliant Green is sold as a topical antiseptic, also known under a Latin name Viridis nitentis spirituosa and a Russian name зелёнка [zelyonka].