Eosin Y

Eosin Y
Names


IUPAC name 2-(2,4,5,7-tetrabromo-6-oxido-3-oxo-3H-xanthen-9-yl)benzoate [in its deprotonated form]
Identifiers
CAS Number	17372-87-1^Y
3D model (Jmol)	Interactive image
ChEBI	CHEBI:52053^Y
ChemSpider	10580^Y
ECHA InfoCard	100.037.629
MeSH	Eosine+Yellowish-(YS)
PubChem CID	27020
UNII	TDQ283MPCW^Y
InChI InChI=1S/C20H8Br4O5.2Na/c21-11-5-9-13(7-3-1-2-4-8(7)20(27)28)10-6-12(22)17(26)15(24)19(10)29-18(9)14(23)16(11)25;;/h1-6,25H,(H,27,28);;/q;2+1/p-2^Y Key: SEACYXSIPDVVMV-UHFFFAOYSA-L^Y InChI=1/C20H8Br4O5.2Na/c21-11-5-9-13(7-3-1-2-4-8(7)20(27)28)10-6-12(22)17(26)15(24)19(10)29-18(9)14(23)16(11)25;;/h1-6,25H,(H,27,28);;/q;2+1/p-2 Key: SEACYXSIPDVVMV-NUQVWONBAJ
SMILES c1ccc(c(c1)c2c3cc(c(c(c3oc-4c(c(=O)c(cc24)Br)Br)Br)[O-])Br)C(=O)[O-].[Na+].[Na+]
Properties
Chemical formula	C₂₀H₆Br₄Na₂O₅
Molar mass	647.89052
Appearance	Red powder
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Y (what is ^YN ?)
Infobox references

Eosin Y is a form of eosin. It is most commonly used as an acidic red stain for highlighting cytoplasm material in samples.