o-Phthalaldehyde

CAS: 643-79-8

Ref. TR-P384200

Product Information

• Name: o-Phthalaldehyde
• Synonyms: phthalaldehyde, 1,2-Benzenedialdehyde, 1,2-Benzenedicarboxaldehyde, 1,2-Diformylbenzene, 1,2-Formylbenzene, 1,2-Phthalaldehyde, 2-Formylbenzaldehyde, 2-Phthalaldehyde, Benzene-1,2-Dicarbaldehyde, Benzene-1,2-dicarboxaldehyde, Cidex Opa, Ftalaldehido, Nsc 13394, O-Phtalaldehyde, O-Phthaladehyde, O-Phthalaldehyde, OPA, Op 100S, Op 100Sf, Phtalaldehyde, Phthalaldehyd, Phthalaldehyde, Phthaldialdehyde, Phthalic aldehyde, Phthalic dialdehyde, Phthalyldicarboxaldehyde, Phtharal, o-Benzenedicarbaldehyde, o-Diformylbenzene, o-Phthalaldehyde (1.11452), o-Phthaldialdehyde, o-Phthaldialdehyde OPD, o-Phthalic dialdehyde, o-Phthalic dicarboxaldehyde

Description

Applications o-Phthalaldehyde is a compound that reacts with primary amines to produce a product that emits a highly fluorescent blue colour. o-Phthalaldehyde is used for the quick visualization of histamine, characterized by the appearance of a yellow stain.
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 Juhlin, J. & Shelley, W.: J. Histochem. Cytochem., 14, 525 (1966); Marton, L. & Lee, P.: Clin. Chem., 21, 1721 (1975)

• Brand: TRC

Chemical properties

• Molecular weight: 134.13
• Formula: C₈H₆O₂
• Color/Form: Neat
• InChI: InChI=1S/C8H6O2/c9-5-7-3-1-2-4-8(7)6-10/h1-6H
• InChI key: InChIKey=ZWLUXSQADUDCSB-UHFFFAOYSA-N
• SMILES: O=Cc1ccccc1C=O