The molecule is an unsymmetrical C3 cyanine dye having 1,3-benzoxazol-2-yl and pyridinium-4-yl substituents at each end. It has a role as a fluorochrome. It is a pyridinium ion, a benzoxazolium ion, a quaternary ammonium ion and a cyanine dye.
trimethyl-[3-[4-[(E,3Z)-3-(3-methyl-1,3-benzoxazol-2-ylidene)prop-1-enyl]pyridin-1-ium-1-yl]propyl]azanium