Luminol

• Catalog No.: Bio-0419
• CAS Number: 521-31-3
• M. F.: C8H7N3O2
• M. W.: 177.16008

SYNONYMS

• IUPAC name: 5-amino-1,2,3,4-tetrahydrophthalazine-1,4-dione
• IUPAC Traditional name: 5-amino-1,2,3,4-tetrahydrophthalazine-1,4-dione
• Synonyms: 3-Aminophthalic hydrazide

DATABASE IDS

• CAS Number: 521-31-3

PROPERTIES

• Application(s): Antiinflammatories
• Application(s): Used by forensic investigators to detect trace amounts of blood left at crime scenes
• Application(s): Also used by biologists in cellular assays for the detection of copper, iron, and cyanides

REFERENCES

• Aldrich Library of FT-IR Spectra, 1st edn., 1985, 2, 384D, (ir)
• Aldrich Library of NMR Spectra, 2nd edn., 1983, 2, 365A, (nmr)
• Huntress, E.H. et al., J.A.C.S., 1934, 56, 241
• Org. Synth., 1949, 29, 78
• White, E.H. et al., J.A.C.S., 1964, 86, 941
• White, E.H. et al., Acc. Chem. Res., 1970, 3, 54, (rev)