New fuchsine

New fuchsine is an organic compound with the formula [(H2N(CH3)C6H3)3C]Cl.

It is a green-colored solid that is used as a dye of the triarylmethane class.

It is one of the four components of basic fuchsine, and one of the two that are available as single dyes.

[2] New fuchsine is used to dye polyacrylonitrile, paper, and leather.

As a primary amine, the dye can be diazotized in the laboratory, and the resulting diazonium salt used as a trapping agent in enzyme histochemistry.