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Methylene blue
SpectraBase Compound ID FNTSDUMClVl
InChI InChI=1S/C16H18N3S.ClH/c1-18(2)11-5-7-13-15(9-11)20-16-10-12(19(3)4)6-8-14(16)17-13;/h5-10H,1-4H3;1H/q+1;/p-1
InChIKey CXKWCBBOMKCUKX-UHFFFAOYSA-M
Mol Weight 319.85 g/mol
Molecular Formula C16H18ClN3S
Exact Mass 319.090996 g/mol
Parent InChIKey RBTBFTRPCNLSDE-UHFFFAOYSA-M
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Source of Sample Lancaster Synthesis, Part of Alfa Aesar, A Johnson Matthey Company
Source of Spectrum Forensic Spectral Research
Catalog Number A18174
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Source of Sample TCI Chemicals India Pvt. Ltd.
Source of Spectrum Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.
Catalog Number A5105
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Source of Sample E. Merck AG, Darmstadt
Technique KBr-Pellet
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Technique KBr-Pellet
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Technique KBr-Pellet
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Technique KBr-Pellet
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Technique KBr-Pellet
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Source of Sample L & R Dyestuffs Corporation
Technique KBr WAFER
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Source of Sample Andrews Paper and Chemical Company, Inc.
Technique KBr WAFER
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Source of Sample Tokyo Kasei Kogyo Company, Ltd., Tokyo, Japan
Technique KBr WAFER
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Solvent Water
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Solvent Water
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Solvent Water
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Source of Spectrum JA-7-737-0
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Source of Spectrum AOC-34-SM17-MB
  • C. I. 52015
  • Methylene Blue, hydrate
  • 3,7-Bis(Dimethylamino)phenothiazin-5-ium chloride, hydrate
  • elcozine methylene blue 2b conc.
  • Phenothiazin-5-ium, 3,7-bis(dimethylamino)-, chloride
  • Methylene-blueN,N,N,N-Tetramethyl-thioninchloride
  • 3,7-bis(dimethylamino)phenothiazin-5-ium chloride[7-(dimethylamino)phenothiazin-3-ylidene]-dimethyl-ammonium chloride[7-(dimethylamino)-3-phenothiazinylidene]-dimethylammonium
  • chloride
  • chloride[7-(dimethylamino)phenothiazin-3-ylidene]-dimethyl-azanium

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