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C59H97N2
834.4 g/mol
Dye & Pigment

3,3'-Dioctadecylindocarbocyanine

CAS40957-95-7
Category
Dye & Pigment
Compound Class
Heterocycle
Primary Use
fluorescent membrane dye

3,3'-Dioctadecylindocarbocyanine is a lipophilic fluorescent dye used primarily as a membrane stain. It features a highly flexible long-chain structure that enables stable incorporation into lipid bilayers, making it valuable for cell membrane labeling in fluorescence microscopy.

fluorescent membrane labeling

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Referencesame scaffold

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Identifiers
IUPAC Name

2-[3-(3,3-dimethyl-1-octadecylindol-1-ium-2-yl)prop-2-enylidene]-3,3-dimethyl-1-octadecylindole

InChIKey

IJRJBQGVWNVZSA-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCN1C2=CC=CC=C2C(C1=CC=CC3=[N+](C4=CC=CC=C4C3(C)C)CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC)(C)C

Synonyms (13)
  • 1,1'-Dotic
  • 3,3'-Dii
  • DiI C18(5)
  • DiI cpd
  • Diic(18)