Chemical Properties
| Melting point | >250 ℃ |
| solubility | Soluble in dimethyl sulfoxideRed-brown powder |
| form | powder |
| color | Red-brown |
| ex/em | 748/768 nm |
| ε(extinction coefficient) | 108500 cm−1M−1 |
| λmax | 747 nm |
| Biological Applications | Nucleic acid hybridization; detecting nucleic acids,Cells; monitoring cell cycle kinetics |