Basic Fuchsin is a high-grade reagent supplied by Micromaster. Few other chemical names used to denote this reagent include, Benzenamine, 4-((4-aminophenyl)(4-imino-2,5-cyclohexadien-1-ylidene)methyl)-, monohydrochloride and mixt. with 4-((4-aminophenyl)(4-imino-2,5-cyclohexadien-1-ylidene)methyl)-2-methylbenzenamine monohydrochloride. It is available in the form of a dark green crystalline powder which is odourless. Basic Fuchsin is very slightly soluble in cold water and diethyl ether but it is soluble in alcohol. It is stable if stored according to the recommended conditions. If exposed to excessive heat or in case of burning, it can generate hazardous decomposition products like carbon oxides, nitrogen oxides and hydrogen chloride gas. Exposure to basic fuchsin is irritating to the eyes and skin. The substance is reasonably anticipated to be a human carcinogen.

CAS No. 569-61-9
Quantity provided: 25 g/pack
Molecular formula: C19-H18-ClN3 or C19-H17-N3.HCl
Molecular weight: 323.83 g/mol
Basic Fuchsin is a green, crystalline, solid dye that is one of the major components of magenta. It is primarily used for bacterial identification and as a dye in textiles, leather, and printing ink. It is also used as a counter stain in Gram staining procedure. Basic fuchsin has been used as a lignin-detecting fluorogenic dye for fluorescence-based imaging of lignin in the basal internodes of three Brachypodium distachyon ecotypes. Combining basic fuchsin with sulphurous acid results in the formation of fuchsin sulphurous acid which is nothing but Feulgen reagent or Schiff’s reagent. This reagent is responsible for the staining of chromosomal DNA.