Brilliant Green (dye)

Brilliant Green (dye)
Names
Other names
Malachite green G, Emerald green, Solid green JJO, Diamond green G, Aniline green, Benzaldehyde green, Fast green J
Identifiers
633-03-4 Yes
ChEMBL ChEMBL1181633 
ChemSpider 11941 Yes
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PubChem 12449
UNII G0L543D370 Yes
Properties
C27H33N2.HO4S
Molar mass 482,64 g/mol
Melting point 210 °C (410 °F; 483 K) (decomposes)
100 g/L a 20 °C
Except where noted otherwise, data is given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C (77 °F), 100 kPa)
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Infobox references

Brilliant Green is one of the triarylmethane dyes. It is closely related to malachite green.[1]

Uses

Russian "Zelyonka"

Brilliant Green has been used to color silk and wool.

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 colloquial name зелёнка [zelyonka, lit. an informal colloqialism for "the green"].[2]

Brilliant Green is effective against gram-positive bacteria. The main advantage of Brilliant Green over the more common antiseptics such as iodine is that it does not irritate mucous membranes as harshly on accidental contact (Soviet medical doctrine deemed it "not for use on mucousa" and cautions that it can cause eye damage and ophthalmic chemical burns, at least in the typical formulations produced for medical use) . Brilliant green induces vomiting when swallowed and is toxic when ingested.[3]

References

  1. Gessner, T.; Mayer, U. (2002), "Triarylmethane and Diarylmethane Dyes", Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry 6th Edition, Weinheim: Wiley-VCH, doi:10.1002/14356007.a27_179
  2. M. Balabanova, L. Popova, R. Tchipeva, Disease-a-Month, 50(6), 2004, 270–279. link
  3. Joseph K. Narat, Brilliant Green: A Clinical Study of its Value as a Local Antiseptic" Annals of Surgery 1931 December; 94(6): 1007–1012. BRILLIANT GREEN

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