2,7-Dibromopyrene

Ref. 3D-FD62343

Product Information

• Name: 2,7-Dibromopyrene
• Brand: Biosynth
• Description: 2,7-Dibromopyrene is a fluorescent aromatic hydrocarbon with a bromine atom in the 2 and 7 positions. It has a light emission maximum at around 440 nm. This compound has been used as a fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) probe to measure distances between biomolecules such as DNA, RNA, proteins, and lipids. It also has optical properties that can be altered by substitution of the carbonyl group with an alkynyl group or nitro group. 2,7-Dibromopyrene reacts with electron donors such as alcohols to form alkylthio groups and with electron acceptors such as halogens to form halogenated products. The reaction mechanism involves the formation of an organometallic intermediate.

Chemical properties

• Molecular weight: 360.04 g/mol
• Formula: C₁₆H₈Br₂
• Purity: Min. 95%
• InChI: InChI=1S/C16H8Br2/c17-13-5-9-1-2-10-6-14(18)8-12-4-3-11(7-13)15(9)16(10)12/h1-8H
• InChI key: InChIKey=IGTQPXMEWQTTBJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
• SMILES: Brc1cc2ccc3cc(Br)cc4ccc(c1)c2c34