N-Methylmaleimide

CAS: 930-88-1

Ref. TR-M316800

Product Information

• Name: N-Methylmaleimide
• Synonyms: 1-Methyl-1H-pyrrole-2,5-dione, 1-Methylpyrrole-2,5-dione, N-Methylmaleinimide, N-Methylpyrrole-2,5-dione, NSC 57594, 1-Methyl-2,5-dihydro-1H-pyrrole-2,5-dione, 1H-Pyrrole-2,5-dione, 1-methyl-, Maleimide, N-methyl-, N-Methyl maleic imide, N-Methylmaleimid, N-metilmaleimida, Nsc 57594

Description

Applications N-Methylmaleimide is an electron deficient olefin that acts as a thiol-blocking reagent in living human cells. N-Methylmaleimide also has the ability to undergo free-radical homopolymerization, and is used as a model for resins that contain the maleimide functional group.
Not a dangerous good if item is equal to or less than 1g/ml and there is less than 100g/ml in the package
References Sandreczki, T. & Brown, I.: Macromolecules, 23, 1979 (1990); Shibata, A., et al.: Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett., 18, 2246 (2008); Yin, J. & Liebeskind, L.: J. Am. Chem. Soc., 121, 5811 (1999)

• Brand: TRC

Chemical properties

• Molecular weight: 111.1
• Formula: C₅H₅NO₂
• Color/Form: Neat
• InChI: InChI=1S/C5H5NO2/c1-6-4(7)2-3-5(6)8/h2-3H,1H3
• InChI key: InChIKey=SEEYREPSKCQBBF-UHFFFAOYSA-N
• SMILES: CN1C(=O)C=CC1=O