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Merck Index Number Not listed Chemical/Dye Class Phenazine Molecular Formula C 20 H 19 ClN 4 Molecular Weight 350.84 Physical Form Dark red to dark green powder Solubility Soluble in water, ethanol, ethylene glycol, methyl cellosolve, pyridine Melting Point >240 C (decompose) pK a 6.4 Absorption (l max ) 530 nm Synthesis Synthetic methods 1-16 Staining Applications Antigen; 17 bacteria; 18 brain; 19 cellulose; 20 lignin; 20 mitochondria; 21,22 nucleated and non-nucleated blood cells; 28 nucleic acids; 23,24 proteins; 25 spinal cord; 19 hairs 26,27 Biological Applications Hematotoxicity assays; 28 measuring membrane potential; 21,22,29 detecting microorganisms; 30 treating diabetes-associated pain, 31 mechanical allodynia, 32 oncological diseases; 33 food packaging materials 34 Industrial Applications Photogalvanic cells; 35 polymeric electro-mechanic devices; 36 recording material; 37 inks; 38,39 textiles 40 Safety/Toxicity Bacterial toxicity; 41 carcinogenicity; 42-44 environmental toxicity; 45 microbial toxicity; 46 mitochondrial toxicity; 47 mutagenicity; 48 nucleic acid damage 49,50 Certification/Approval Certified by Biological Stain Commission (BSC) REFERENCES 1. Ali, M.; Sarkar, A.; Pandey, M. D.; Pandey, S. Efficient precipitation of dyes from dilute aqueous solutions of ionic liquids.