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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
A [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=fluorescent%20dye fluorescent dye] primarily used to detect [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=protein proteins]. Dansyl chloride has yellow orange crystals. It is also used in fluorescent labeling and as a detection agent for column chromatography.
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A [[fluorescent dye]] primarily used to detect [[protein|proteins]]. Dansyl chloride has yellow orange crystals. It is also used in fluorescent labeling and as a detection agent for column chromatography.
 
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[[[SliderGallery rightalign|dansyl chloride.jpg~Chemical structure]]]
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
  
 
5-dimethylamino-1-naphthalenesulfonyl chloride; 5-dimethylamononaphthyl-5-sulfonyl chloride
 
5-dimethylamino-1-naphthalenesulfonyl chloride; 5-dimethylamononaphthyl-5-sulfonyl chloride
  
[[[SliderGallery rightalign|dansyl chloride.jpg~Chemical structure]]]
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== Risks ==
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* Contact causes irritation and possible burns. 
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* Fisher Scientific: [https://fscimage.fishersci.com/msds/00509.htm MSDS]
  
== Other Properties ==
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==Physical and Chemical Properties==
  
Soluble in acetone, acetonitrile, methylene chloride. Insoluble in water. Maximum absorption wavelength = 335 nm. Maximum emission wavelength = 500 nm.
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* Soluble in acetone, acetonitrile, methylene chloride. Insoluble in water.  
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* Maximum absorption wavelength = 335 nm.  
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* Maximum emission wavelength = 500 nm.
  
 
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== Hazards and Safety ==
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==Resources and Citations==
 
 
Contact causes irritation and possible burns. 
 
 
 
Fisher Scientific: [https://fscimage.fishersci.com/msds/00509.htm MSDS]
 
 
 
== Authority ==
 
  
 
* Richard S. Lewis, ''Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary'', Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
 
* Richard S. Lewis, ''Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary'', Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993

Latest revision as of 14:46, 14 July 2022

Description

A Fluorescent dye primarily used to detect proteins. Dansyl chloride has yellow orange crystals. It is also used in fluorescent labeling and as a detection agent for column chromatography.

Chemical structure

Dansyl chloride.jpg

Synonyms and Related Terms

5-dimethylamino-1-naphthalenesulfonyl chloride; 5-dimethylamononaphthyl-5-sulfonyl chloride

Risks

  • Contact causes irritation and possible burns.
  • Fisher Scientific: MSDS

Physical and Chemical Properties

  • Soluble in acetone, acetonitrile, methylene chloride. Insoluble in water.
  • Maximum absorption wavelength = 335 nm.
  • Maximum emission wavelength = 500 nm.
Composition C12H12ClNO2S
CAS 605-65-2
Melting Point 72-74 C
Molecular Weight mol. wt.= 269.6025

Resources and Citations

  • Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
  • The Merck Index, Martha Windholz (ed.), Merck Research Labs, Rahway NJ, 10th edition, 1983 Comment: entry 2877
  • Aldrich Chemical Catalog Comment: p. 433