The molecule is an iminium salt composed of (4-{[4-(dimethylamino)-3-methylphenyl][4-(trimethylazaniumyl)phenyl]methylidene}cyclohexa-2,5-dien-1-ylidene)(dimethyl)ammonium and chloride ions in a 1:2 ratio. A histological dye used for staining chromatin and amyloid. It has a role as a fluorochrome and a histological dye. It is an iminium salt, an organic chloride salt and a quaternary ammonium salt. It contains an iodine green(2+).
[4-[(E)-[4-(dimethylamino)phenyl]-(4-dimethylazaniumylidene-3-methylcyclohexa-2,5-dien-1-ylidene)methyl]phenyl]-trimethylazanium;dichloride