The molecule is a aromatic amine, the hydrochloride salt of which is the histological dye 'Hoffman's violet' (used as a specific stain for animal chromosomes). It has a role as a histological dye and a fluorochrome. It is an imine, a secondary amino compound, an aromatic amine and an olefinic compound. It is a conjugate base of a Hoffman's violet(1+).
N-ethyl-4-[[4-(ethylamino)phenyl]-(4-ethylimino-3-methylcyclohexa-2,5-dien-1-ylidene)methyl]aniline