Ninhydrin

CAS: 485-47-2

Ref. TR-N478280

Product Information

• Name: Ninhydrin
• Synonyms: 2,2-dihydroxyindene-1,3-dione, 1,2,3-Indantrione, 1,2,3-Indantrione monohydrate~1,2,3-Triketohydrindene monohydrate, 1,2,3-Triketohydrindene, 1,3-Indandione, 2,2-dihydroxy-, 1H-Indene-1,2,3-trione, 1H-Indene-1,2,3-trione, 2-hydrate, 1H-Indene-1,3(2H)-Dione, 2,2-Dihydroxy, 1H-indene-1,2,3-trione hydrate (1:1), 2,2-Dihydroxy-1,3-dioxoindan, 2,2-Dihydroxy-1,3-indandione, 2,2-Dihydroxy-1H-indene-1,3(2H)-dione, 2,2-Dihydroxy-2,3-dihydro-1H-indene-1,3-dione, 2,2-Dihydroxyindane-1,3-dione, 2,2-Dihydroxyindene-1,3-dione, 2,3-Dihydro-2,2-dihydroxy-1,3-dioxo-1H-indene, Indan-1,2,3-Trione, Indan-1,2,3-trion, Indane-1,2,3-trione, Indane-1,2,3-trione monohydrate, Indano-1,2,3-Triona, Ninhidrina, Ninhydrin (1.06762), Ninhydrin (Indanetrione Hydrate), Ninhydrin crystals, Ninhydrin hydrate, Ninhydrin spray refill, Ninhydrin, Monohydrate, Ninhydrine, Ninidrina, Triketohydrindene hydrate, ニンヒドリン

Description

Applications Ninhydrin is used for the detection of free amino groups in amino acids, peptides and proteins.
References Kaiser, E., et al.: Anal. Biochem., 34, 595 (1970); Moore, S., et al.: J. Biol. Chem., 243, 6281 (1968)

• Brand: TRC

Chemical properties

• Molecular weight: 178.14
• Formula: C₉H₆O₄
• Color/Form: Neat
• InChI: InChI=1S/C9H6O4/c10-7-5-3-1-2-4-6(5)8(11)9(7,12)13/h1-4,12-13H
• InChI key: InChIKey=FEMOMIGRRWSMCU-UHFFFAOYSA-N
• SMILES: O=C1c2ccccc2C(=O)C1(O)O