Skip to Content
Merck
All Photos(2)

Key Documents

View All Documentation

Safety Information

658529

Sigma-Aldrich

4-Methyl-1,10-phenanthroline

97%

Synonym(s):

4-Me-phen

Sign Into View Organizational & Contract Pricing
All Photos(2)

About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C13H10N2
CAS Number:
31301-28-7
Molecular Weight:
194.23
MDL number:
MFCD00004978
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
57652042
NACRES:
NA.21

Assay

97%

mp

143-145 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

Cc1ccnc2c1ccc3cccnc23

InChI

1S/C13H10N2/c1-9-6-8-15-13-11(9)5-4-10-3-2-7-14-12(10)13/h2-8H,1H3

InChI key

NAZZKEZTSOOCSZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Looking for similar products? Visit Product Comparison Guide

Related Categories

General description

4-Methyl-1,10-phenanthroline (4-Mephen) is a methyl substituted phenanthroline commonly used as a ligand.

Application

4-Methyl-1,10-phenanthroline (4-Me-phen) may be used in the preparation of:


  • 4-carboxy-1,10-phenanthroline (mcphen)
  • 1,10-phenanthroline-4-carboxaldehyde
  • [4-methyl-OP)2Cu]2+, a copper-phenanthroline complex

Pictograms

Exclamation mark
GHS07

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H302,H315,H319,H335

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

Regulatory Listings

Regulatory Listings are mainly provided for chemical products. Only limited information can be provided here for non-chemical products. No entry means none of the components are listed. It is the user’s obligation to ensure the safe and legal use of the product.

JAN Code

658529-1G:
658529-VAR:
658529-BULK:

Choose from one of the most recent versions:

Certificates of Analysis (COA)

Lot/Batch Number
WXBD3940V
WXBD1729V
WXBC6577V
WXBC5946V
WXBB7280V

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

Spectral and electrochemical behavior of copper (II)-phenanthrolines bound to calf thymus DNA. [(5,6-dimethyl-OP)2Cu]2+(5,6-dimethyl-OP=5,6-dimethyl-1,10-phenanthroline) induces a conformational transition from B to Z DNA.
Mahadevan S and Palaniandavar M.
Inorganic Chemistry, 37(16), 3927-3934 (1998)
New Ru(II) phenanthroline complex photosensitizers having different number of carboxyl groups for dye-sensitized solar cells.
Hara K, et al.
Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry, 145(1), 117-122 (2001)
Triple-Helix Directed Cleavage of Double-Stranded DNA by Benzoquinoquinoxaline-1,10-phenanthroline Conjugates.
Zaid A, et al.
Chembiochem, 5(11), 1550-1557 (2004)
Maria Marinela Lazar et al.
International journal of biological macromolecules, 131, 134-146 (2019-03-13)
Currently, biosorption is considered a leading-edge environmentally-friendly method for the low-cost remediation of wastewaters contaminated with metal ions. However, the safe disposal of metal-loaded biosorbents is still a challenging issue. In this context, our major objective was to explore the

Our team of scientists has experience in all areas of research including Life Science, Material Science, Chemical Synthesis, Chromatography, Analytical and many others.

Contact Technical Service