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2,3-Dicyanohydroquinone

98%

Synonym(s):

2,3-Dicyano-1,4-hydroquinone, 3,6-Dihydroxyphthalonitrile, DCH

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Linear Formula:
(NC)2C6H2-1,4-(OH)2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
160.13
Beilstein:
2101249
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

Quality Level

Assay

98%

form

powder

mp

>230 °C (dec.) (lit.)

SMILES string

Oc1ccc(O)c(C#N)c1C#N

InChI

1S/C8H4N2O2/c9-3-5-6(4-10)8(12)2-1-7(5)11/h1-2,11-12H

InChI key

MPAIWVOBMLSHQA-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Application

2,3-Dicyanohydroquinone was used in the synthesis of phthalonitrile-3,6-ditriflate. It is a fluorescent dye and was used in determination of intracellular pH and calcium in avian neural crest cells.

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Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2

WGK

WGK 3

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

Regulatory Information

危险化学品

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I Kurtz et al.
Biophysical journal, 48(3), 499-508 (1985-09-01)
We have developed new methodology for measuring intracellular pH (pHi) in cultured cell monolayers and epithelia by analyzing the emission spectra of the trapped fluorescent pH probe, 1,4-dihydroxyphthalonitrile (1,4-DHPN). This compound is unique since both its acid and base forms
J I Gillespie et al.
The Journal of physiology, 405, 385-395 (1988-11-01)
1. Measurements of intracellular pH (pHi) have been made using the fluorescent dye dicyano-hydroquinone (DCH) in somites isolated from 2-day-old chick embryos. Measurements of pHi, from freshly dissected somites, gave values of 7.18 +/- 0.02 (mean +/- S.D., n =
Fast intracellular pH determination in single cells by flow-cytometry.
G Valet et al.
Die Naturwissenschaften, 68(5), 265-266 (1981-05-01)
D J Maas et al.
The Review of scientific instruments, 86(10), 103702-103702 (2015-11-02)
With lithographic patterning dimensions decreasing well below 50 nm, it is of high importance to understand metrology at such small scales. This paper presents results obtained from dense arrays of contact holes (CHs) with various Critical Dimension (CD) between 15
C J Dickens et al.
The Journal of physiology, 428, 531-544 (1990-09-01)
1. Intracellular pH (pHi) and calcium (Cai2+) were studied in freely migrating neural crest cells and in closely packed non-migrating cells derived from avian neural tubes in vitro, using the fluorescent dyes 2,3-dicyanohydroquinone (DCH) and Indo-1 to measure pHi and

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