Thioflavine T

Description

A yellow basic dye of the thiazole class. Thioflavine T fluoresces yellow to yellow-green in ultraviolet light. It is used for dyeing cotton, for painting fluorescent signs and for brightening blue and green paints.

Synonyms and Related Terms

Basic yellow 1; CI 49005

Risks

• Fisher Scientific: MSDS

Physical and Chemical Properties

Composition	CH3C6H3N(HCl)SCC6H4N(NH3)2
CAS	2390-54-7
Molecular Weight	mol. wt. = 318.85

Resources and Citations

• Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993

• Aldrich Chemical Catalog Comment: p. 1416