CA Index Name: 1H-Benzimidazolium, 5,6-dichloro-2-[3-(5,6-dichloro-1,3-diethyl-1,3-dihydro-2H-benzimida-zol-2-ylidene)-1-propen-1-yl]-1,3-diethyl-, iodide (1:1)
Other Names: 1H-Benzimidazolium, 5,6-dichloro-2-[3-(5,6-dichloro-1,3-diethyl-1,3-dihydro-2H-benzimida-zol-2-ylidene)-1-propenyl]-1,3-diethyl-, iodide; 5,6-Di-chloro-2-[3-(5,6-dichloro-1,3-diethyl-2-benzimidazoli-nylidene)propenyl]-1,3-diethylbenzimidazolium iodide; Benzimidazolium, 5,6-dichloro-2-[3-(5,6-dichloro-1,3-diethyl-2-benzimidazolinylidene)propenyl]-1,3-diethyl-, iodide; Benzimidazolocarbocyanine iodide, 5,5',6,6'-tet-rachloro-1,1',3,3'-tetraethyl-; Imidacarbocyanine iodide, 1,1',3,3'-tetraethyl-5,5',6,6'-tetrachloro-; 1,1',3,3'-Tetra-ethyl-5,5',6,6'-tetrachlorobenzimidazolocarbocyanine iodide; 1,1',3,3'-Tetraethyl-5,5',6,6'-tetrachloroimidacar-bocyanine iodide; 5,5',6,6'-Tetrachloro-1,1',3,3'-tetra-ethylbenzimidazolocarbocyanine iodide; Bis(5,6-dichloro-1,3-diethyl-2-benzimidazole)trimethinecyanine iodide; CBIC2; JC 1; NK 1420
Merck Index Number: Not listed
Chemical / Dye Class: Cyanine
Molecular Formula: C25H27Cl4IN4
Molecular Weight: 652.23
Physical Form: Deep red crystals
Solubility: Soluble in methanol, N,N-dimethyl formamide, dimethyl sulfoxide
Melting Point: 275-278 °C
Absorption (λmax): 514 nm
Emission (λmax): 529 nm
Synthesis: Synthetic methods
Staining Applications: Mitochondria; blood cells; fungi; microbes; proteins; pulmonary neuroepithelial body; sperms; hairs
Biological Applications: Detecting mitochondrial membrane potential, ABCB1, ABCC1, and ABCG2 transporters inhibitors, nucleic acid hybridization, prostate cancer; treating cellular death, Alzheimer’s disease; apoptosis assay; cytotoxicity assay; hema-totoxicity assay; drug screening assay; P-glycoprotein (P-gp) activity acute myeloid leukemia (AML) assay; multidrug resistance assay
Industrial Applications: Nonlinear optical material; photographic material; Semiconductors
Safety / Toxicity: Hepatotoxicity