New fuchsine

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New fuchsine, new fuchsin, Magenta III, Basic Violet 2, or C.I. 42520 (from German "fuchs", fox) is a magenta dye having chemical formula C₂₂H₂₄N₃Cl. It is closely related to fuchsine and fuchsine acid. It can be used for staining acid fast organism, eg. by Ziehl-Neelsen stain.

Its CAS number is [3248-91-7] and its SMILES structure is [NH2+]=C(C(C)=C2) C=C/C2=C (C3=CC=C(N) C(C)=C3)\C1=C C(C)=C(N)C=C1.

[edit] See also

• Fuchsine
• Pararosanilin

[edit] External links

• New Fuchsin - StainsFile