Skip to Content
Merck
CN

Key Documents

View All Documentation

320056

1,10-Phenanthroline monohydrate

redox indicator, ACS reagent, 99%

Synonym(s):

o-Phenanthroline monohydrate

Sign In to View Organizational & Contract Pricing.

Select a Size

Change View

About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C12H8N2 · H2O
CAS Number:
5144-89-8
Molecular Weight:
198.22
NACRES:
NA.21
PubChem Substance ID:
24859241
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
EC Number:
200-629-2
MDL number:
MFCD00149973
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
4008096
Technical Service
Need help? Our team of experienced scientists is here for you.
Let Us Assist

Product Name

1,10-Phenanthroline monohydrate, ACS reagent, 99%

grade

ACS reagent

Quality Segment

200

assay

99%

technique(s)

titration: suitable

mp

100-104 °C (lit.)

suitability

passes test for determination of iron, passes test for redox indicator

SMILES string

O.c1cnc2c(c1)ccc3cccnc23

InChI

1S/C12H8N2.H2O/c1-3-9-5-6-10-4-2-8-14-12(10)11(9)13-7-1;/h1-8H;1H2

InChI key

PPQJCISYYXZCAE-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Gene Information

human ... FNTA(2339)

Application

1,10-Phenanthroline monohydrate is an aromatic nitrogen heterocycle that may be used as a chelating agent in the preparation of metal-chelate complexes.
When complexed with copper, it possesses nuclease activity that has been used to study DNA-protein interactions.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Metalloprotease inhibitor; chelates iron, zinc and other divalent metals. Effective concentration 1-10 mM.

Still not finding the right product?

Explore all of our products under 1,10-Phenanthroline monohydrate

pictograms

Skull and crossbonesEnvironment
GHS06,GHS09

signalword

Danger

hcodes

H301,H410

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Oral - Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 1

Storage Class

6.1C - Combustible acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic compounds or compounds which causing chronic effects

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves, type P2 (EN 143) respirator cartridges

Choose from one of the most recent versions:

Certificates of Analysis (COA)

Lot/Batch Number

Don't see the Right Version?

If you require a particular version, you can look up a specific certificate by the Lot or Batch number.

Search for a COA

Already Own This Product?

Find documentation for the products that you have recently purchased in the Document Library.

Visit the Document Library