Ethidium bromide

• Catalog No.: L07482
• CAS Number: 1239-45-8
• M. F.: C21H20BrN3
• M. W.: 394.3076
• Purity: 98% (dry wt.)

SYNONYMS

• Title: 溴化乙锭
• IUPAC name: 3,8-diamino-5-ethyl-6-phenylphenanthridin-5-ium bromide
• IUPAC Traditional name: ethidium bromide
• Synonyms: 3,8-Diamino-5-ethyl-6-phenylphenanthridinium bromide; Homidium bromide

DATABASE IDS

• EC Number: 214-984-6
• Beilstein Number: 3642536
• CAS Number: 1239-45-8
• MDL Number: MFCD00011724
• Merck Index: 144731

PROPERTIES

• Purity: 98% (dry wt.)
• Melting Point: ca 261°C dec.
• GHS Hazard statements: H330-H302-H341
• European Hazard Symbols: Highly toxic (T+)
• GHS Precautionary statements: P260-P304+P340-P320-P330-P405-P501A
• Risk Statements: 22-26-68
• RTECS: SF7950000
• Safety Statements: 28-36/37-45-63
• TSCA Listed: 否
• Hazard Class: 6.1
• UN Number: UN2811
• Packing Group: I

REFERENCES

• Reviews: J.-B. Le Pecq, Methods of Biochemical Analysis, vol. 20,Wiley, N.Y. (1971), p41; M. Waring, Antibiotics, vol. 3, Springer-Verlag (1975), p141.
• Intercalation agent for DNA.