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Tris Base

≥99.9%, solid, ultrapure grade

Synonym(s):

Tris Base, Tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane, 2-Amino-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1,3-propanediol, THAM, Tris base, Trometamol

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Linear Formula:
NH2C(CH2OH)3
CAS Number:
77-86-1
Molecular Weight:
121.14
Beilstein:
741883
EC Number:
201-064-4
MDL number:
MFCD00004679
UNSPSC Code:
12352104
PubChem Substance ID:
329750892

product name

Tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane, ultrapure grade, ≥99.9%

grade

ultrapure grade

Assay

≥99.9%

form

solid

useful pH range

7-9

pKa (25 °C)

8.1

bp

219-220 °C/10 mmHg (lit.)

mp

167-172 °C (lit.)

solubility

water: 0.66 g/mL, clear, colorless

SMILES string

NC(CO)(CO)CO

InChI

1S/C4H11NO3/c5-4(1-6,2-7)3-8/h6-8H,1-3,5H2

InChI key

LENZDBCJOHFCAS-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

Buffer and primary pH standard. pKa=8.3 at 20°C. Auxiliary material in pharmaceutical science.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Chemical communications (Cambridge, England), 48(62), 7729-7731 (2012-06-29)
A rhenium tris-carbonyl derivative has been designed to couple infrared and luminescent detection in cells. Both spectroscopies are consistent with one another; they point out the reliability of the present SCoMPI (for Single Core Multimodal Probe for Imaging) for bimodal
Corey A Baron et al.
Magnetic resonance in medicine, 73(3), 1075-1084 (2014-04-12)
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