GENTIAN VIOLET
GENTIAN VIOLET, Chemical name is 'METHYL VIOLET"
BP98/USP25
DEFINITION
N-[4-[Bis[4-(dimethylamino)phenyl]methylene]cyclohexa-2,5-dienylidene]-N-methylmethanaminium chloride (hexamethyl-p-rosanilinium chloride). It contains not more than 10 per cent of pentamethyl-p-rosanilinium chloride and is also known as crystal violet and gentian violet.
Appearance:Dark green, shiny powder, hygroscopic.
It is widely used in Pharmaceutical lines
Packing in 25kg, 1kg, 0.5kg drums.