Hydroxystilbamidine

Hydroxystilbamidine

IUPAC name 4-[(E)-2-(4-carbamimidoylphenyl)ethenyl]- 3-hydroxybenzenecarboximidamide
Identifiers
CAS number	495-99-8^N
PubChem	5353676
ChemSpider	10612853^Y
ChEMBL	CHEMBL1301^Y
Jmol-3D images	Image 1
SMILES Oc2cc(ccc2/C=C/c1ccc(cc1)C(N)=N)C(N)=N
InChI InChI=1S/C16H16N4O/c17-15(18)12-5-2-10(3-6-12)1-4-11-7-8-13(16(19)20)9-14(11)21/h1-9,21H,(H3,17,18)(H3,19,20)/b4-1+^Y Key: TUESWZZJYCLFNL-DAFODLJHSA-N^Y InChI=1/C16H16N4O/c17-15(18)12-5-2-10(3-6-12)1-4-11-7-8-13(16(19)20)9-14(11)21/h1-9,21H,(H3,17,18)(H3,19,20)/b4-1+ Key: TUESWZZJYCLFNL-DAFODLJHBK
Properties
Molecular formula	C₁₆H₁₆N₄O
Molar mass	280.324 g/mol
N (verify) (what is: Y/N?) Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
Infobox references

Hydroxystilbamidine (trade name FluoroGold) is a fluorescent dye that emits different frequencies of light when bound to DNA and RNA. It is used as a retrograde tracer for outlining neurons, and as a histochemical stain.

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