Carbocyanine | CAS#605-91-4 | Cyanine dye

MedKoo Cat#: 464087 | Name: Carbocyanine

Description:

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Carbocyanine is a cyanine dye.

Chemical Structure

Carbocyanine

CAS#605-91-4

Theoretical Analysis

MedKoo Cat#: 464087

Name: Carbocyanine

CAS#: 605-91-4

Chemical Formula: C25H25IN2

Exact Mass: 480.1062

Molecular Weight: 480.39

Elemental Analysis: C, 62.51; H, 5.25; I, 26.42; N, 5.83

Price and Availability

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Synonym

Carbocyanine; NSC 403532; NSC403532; NSC-403532; Pinacyanol iodide;

IUPAC/Chemical Name

1-ethyl-2-((E)-3-((Z)-1-ethylquinolin-2(1H)-ylidene)prop-1-en-1-yl)quinolin-1-ium iodide

InChi Key

QWYZFXLSWMXLDM-UHFFFAOYSA-M

InChi Code

InChI=1S/C25H25N2.HI/c1-3-26-22(18-16-20-10-5-7-14-24(20)26)12-9-13-23-19-17-21-11-6-8-15-25(21)27(23)4-2;/h5-19H,3-4H2,1-2H3;1H/q+1;/p-1

SMILES Code

CCN1/C(C=Cc2c1cccc2)=C\C=C\c(cc3)[n+](CC)c4c3cccc4.[I-]

Appearance

Solid powder

Purity

>98% (or refer to the Certificate of Analysis)

Shipping Condition

Shipped under ambient temperature as non-hazardous chemical. This product is stable enough for a few weeks during ordinary shipping and time spent in Customs.

Storage Condition

Dry, dark and at 0 - 4 C for short term (days to weeks) or -20 C for long term (months to years).

Solubility

Soluble in DMSO

Shelf Life

>2 years if stored properly

Drug Formulation

This drug may be formulated in DMSO

Stock Solution Storage

0 - 4 C for short term (days to weeks), or -20 C for long term (months).

HS Tariff Code

2934.99.9001

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Instruction

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	Solvent	mg/mL	mM
Solubility
	Soluble in DMSO	0.0	100.00

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Preparing Stock Solutions

The following data is based on the product molecular weight 480.39 Batch specific molecular weights may vary from batch to batch due to the degree of hydration, which will affect the solvent volumes required to prepare stock solutions.

Concentration / Solvent Volume / Mass	1 mg	5 mg	10 mg
1 mM	1.15 mL	5.76 mL	11.51 mL
5 mM	0.23 mL	1.15 mL	2.3 mL
10 mM	0.12 mL	0.58 mL	1.15 mL
50 mM	0.02 mL	0.12 mL	0.23 mL

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