2,3 Diaminonaphthalene is a highly selective colorimetric and fluorometric reagent for selenium detection and also used for the fluorometric determination of nitrite. It is also useful for detection of ketones and alpha-keto acids.
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Applications
2,3 Diaminonaphthalene is a highly selective colorimetric and fluorometric reagent for selenium detection and also used for the fluorometric determination of nitrite. It is also useful for detection of ketones and alpha-keto acids.
Solubility
Slightly soluble in water. Soluble in pyridine, dimethylsulfoxide, dimethyformamide, dil.hydrochloric acid, ethanol, ether and hot methanol.
Notes
Incompatible with oxidizing agents and acids.
RUO – Research Use Only
General References:
- Tian, J.; Zhang, Y.; Luo, Y.; Li, H.; Zhai, J.; Sun, X. Poly(2,3-diaminonaphthalene) microspheres as a novel quencher for fluorescence-enhanced nucleic acid detection. Analyst 2011, 136 (11), 2221-2224.
- Hasaninejad, A.; Firoozi, S.; Mandegani, F. An efficient synthesis of novel spiro[benzo[c]pyrano[3,2-a]phenazines] via domino multi-component reactions using l-proline as a bifunctional organocatalyst. Tetrahedron Lett. 2013, 54 (22), 2791-2794.
- Wang, Z.; Teoh, S. H.; Hong, M.; Luo, F.; Teo, E. Y.; Chan, J. K. Y.; Thian, E. S. Dual-Microstructured Porous, Anisotropic Film for Biomimicking of Endothelial Basement Membrane. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2015,7 (24), 13445-13456.
- Hirano, K.; Kobayashi, T. Quantitatively chemo-fluorometry diagnostic to nitrite ion in ultrasound aqueous medium containing 2,3-diaminonaphthalene. Ultrason. Sonochem. 2015, 26, 345-350.