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p-Phenylene diisothiocyanate

98%

Synonym(s):

1,4-Diisothiocyanatobenzene, Bitoscanate, PDITC

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Linear Formula:
C6H4(NCS)2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
192.26
Beilstein:
2414340
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

Assay

98%

reaction suitability

reagent type: cross-linking reagent

mp

129-131 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

S=C=Nc1ccc(cc1)N=C=S

InChI

1S/C8H4N2S2/c11-5-9-7-1-2-8(4-3-7)10-6-12/h1-4H

InChI key

OMWQUXGVXQELIX-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

p-Phenylene diisothiocyanate can be used in various applications including the following:
  • Synthesis of hydroxamate containing chelators for labeling antibodies with 89Zr and 68Ga for imaging with positron emission tomography (immunoPET).
  • Synthesis of fluorescent chemosensors for Hg2+ sensing in living cells.
  • Synthesis of polythiourea derivatives as capacitor dielectric materials.
  • Synthesis of 4-isothiocyanato-4′-nitrodiphenylamine, an anthelmintic agent, popularly known as amoscanate.

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Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Oral - Eye Irrit. 2 - Resp. Sens. 1 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class Code

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

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Design, synthesis and evaluation of novel bifunctional tetrahydroxamate chelators for PET imaging of 89Zr-labeled antibodies.
Rousseau J, et al.
Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, 27(4), 708-712 (2018)
Daniel Ramos-Sono et al.
PloS one, 15(10), e0241067-e0241067 (2020-10-29)
Tuberculosis (TB) is a major global public health problem with high mortality and morbidity. In low-middle income countries (LMIC) a large number of respiratory symptomatic cases that require TB screening per year demands more accurate, fast and affordable testing for
A New Synthesis Of 4-Isothiocyanato-4'-Nitrodiphenylamine (Amoscanate).
Viswanathan N and Desai RC.
Indian J. Chem. B, 20(4), 308-310 (1981)
Chengwei Li et al.
Nanoscale research letters, 15(1), 36-36 (2020-02-08)
Construct dielectric films with high energy density and efficiency are the key factor to fabricate high-performance dielectric film capacitors. In this paper, an all organic composite film was constructed based on high dielectric polymer and linear dielectric polymer. After the
New tris(hydroxypyridinone) bifunctional chelators containing isothiocyanate groups provide a versatile platform for rapid one-step labeling and PET imaging with 68Ga3+.
Ma MT, et al.
Bioconjugate Chemistry, 27(2), 309-318 (2015)

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