MedKoo Cat#: 577526 | Name: MK-6240

Description:

WARNING: This product is for research use only, not for human or veterinary use.

MK-6240 is a PET tracer for imaging neurofibrillary tangles. NOTE: This product is not radiolabeled.

Chemical Structure

MK-6240
MK-6240
CAS#1841078-87-2

Theoretical Analysis

MedKoo Cat#: 577526

Name: MK-6240

CAS#: 1841078-87-2

Chemical Formula: C16H11FN4

Exact Mass: 278.0968

Molecular Weight: 278.29

Elemental Analysis: C, 69.06; H, 3.98; F, 6.83; N, 20.13

Price and Availability

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Synonym
MK-6240; MK 6240; MK6240
IUPAC/Chemical Name
5-Isoquinolinamine, 6-fluoro-3-(1H-pyrrolo(2,3-C)pyridin-1-yl)-
InChi Key
KAXAUWZJVWGFDO-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChi Code
InChI=1S/C16H11FN4/c17-13-2-1-11-8-20-15(7-12(11)16(13)18)21-6-4-10-3-5-19-9-14(10)21/h1-9H,18H2
SMILES Code
Nc1c(F)ccc2cnc(cc12)n3ccc4ccncc34
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
To be determined
Shelf Life
>2 years if stored properly
Drug Formulation
To be determined
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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Preparing Stock Solutions

The following data is based on the product molecular weight 278.29 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.

Recalculate based on batch purity %
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
1. Pascoal TA, Therriault J, Benedet AL, Savard M, Lussier FZ, Chamoun M, Tissot C, Qureshi MNI, Kang MS, Mathotaarachchi S, Stevenson J, Hopewell R, Massarweh G, Soucy JP, Gauthier S, Rosa-Neto P. 18F-MK-6240 PET for early and late detection of neurofibrillary tangles. Brain. 2020 Sep 1;143(9):2818-2830. doi: 10.1093/brain/awaa180. PMID: 32671408. 2. Pascoal TA, Shin M, Kang MS, Chamoun M, Chartrand D, Mathotaarachchi S, Bennacef I, Therriault J, Ng KP, Hopewell R, Bouhachi R, Hsiao HH, Benedet AL, Soucy JP, Massarweh G, Gauthier S, Rosa-Neto P. In vivo quantification of neurofibrillary tangles with [18F]MK-6240. Alzheimers Res Ther. 2018 Jul 31;10(1):74. doi: 10.1186/s13195-018-0402-y. PMID: 30064520; PMCID: PMC6069775.