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Deuterium oxide

filtered, 99.8 atom % D

Synonym(s):

Deuterated water, Heavy water, Water-d2

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
D2O
CAS Number:
7789-20-0
Molecular Weight:
20.03
EC Number:
232-148-9
MDL number:
MFCD00044636
UNSPSC Code:
12352303
PubChem Substance ID:
329766620
NACRES:
NA.12

Quality Level

200

isotopic purity

99.8 atom % D

form

liquid

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable
bio NMR: suitable
protein expression: suitable

bp

101.4 °C (lit.)

mp

3.8 °C (lit.)

density

1.107 g/mL at 25 °C

SMILES string

[2H]O[2H]

InChI

1S/H2O/h1H2/i/hD2

InChI key

XLYOFNOQVPJJNP-ZSJDYOACSA-N

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General description

Deuterium oxide (D2O) is also known as heavy water. It is the deuterated form of water, as both the protons in H2O have been replaced with a deuterium isotope.

Application

D2O can be used as a solvent in:      
  • High-resolution NMR (Nuclear magnetic resonance)      
  • FTIR (Fourier-transform infrared)      
  • Bio NMR studies      
  • Polarized visible Raman spectroscopic studies      
  • Protein expression

D2O is also used to prepare deuterium-labeled compounds in various fields such as pharmaceutical, bioanalytical, biological, and environmental chemistry via H-D exchange reactions to study drug metabolism mechanisms, reaction mechanisms, and the structure of biomolecules, and residual agrochemicals in foods using suitable analytical methods.

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This product may be available from bulk stock and can be packaged on demand. For information on pricing, availability and packaging, please contact Stable Isotopes Customer Service.

Storage Class Code

12 - Non Combustible Liquids

WGK

nwg

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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Lars Holm et al.
American journal of physiology. Endocrinology and metabolism, 304(8), E895-E907 (2013-02-21)
A method to determine the rate of protein breakdown in individual proteins was developed and tested in rats and confirmed in humans, using administration of deuterium oxide and incorporation of the deuterium into alanine that was subsequently incorporated into body
Raili Pönni et al.
Carbohydrate polymers, 93(2), 424-429 (2013-03-19)
During various processing treatments, the accessibility of cellulose in cellulosic fibers reduces, which is often interpreted as cellulose microfibril aggregation. This affects the reactivity of cellulose in further processing to novel cellulosic products such as nanocellulose. In this study, the
Takhar Kasumov et al.
American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology, 304(9), H1201-H1214 (2013-03-05)
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