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Sigma-Aldrich

Bis(2,2′-bipyridine)-(5-aminophenanthroline)ruthenium bis(hexafluorophosphate)

BioReagent, suitable for fluorescence

Synonym(s):

Ru(bpy)2(phen-5-NH2)(PF6)2

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C32H25N7Ru · 2 PF6
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
898.59
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12171500
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.21

product line

BioReagent

form

powder

reaction suitability

core: ruthenium
reaction type: Photocatalysis
reagent type: catalyst

fluorescence

λex 458 nm; λem 612 nm in 0.1 M Tris pH 7.0

suitability

suitable for fluorescence

application(s)

diagnostic assay manufacturing
hematology
histology

storage temp.

−20°C

SMILES string

[Ru++].F[P-](F)(F)(F)(F)F.F[P-](F)(F)(F)(F)F.c1ccc(nc1)-c2ccccn2.c3ccc(nc3)-c4ccccn4.Nc5cc6cccnc6c7ncccc57

InChI

1S/C12H9N3.2C10H8N2.2F6P.Ru/c13-10-7-8-3-1-5-14-11(8)12-9(10)4-2-6-15-12;2*1-3-7-11-9(5-1)10-6-2-4-8-12-10;2*1-7(2,3,4,5)6;/h1-7H,13H2;2*1-8H;;;/q;;;2*-1;+2

InChI key

QQMMCXKCYXQNNA-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Application

Used for photoinduced intramolecular electron transfer in peptide-bridged molecules.

Features and Benefits

Sigma-Aldrich offers a series of reactive dyes based on ruthenium complexes for use in fluorescence polarization assays and fluorescence lifetime imaging applications. They have been designed specifically to have long fluorescence lifetimes. These dyes were first synthesized in the labs of Dr. Joseph Lakowicz at the Center for Fluorescence Microscopy. These laser-excitable metal ligand complexes have fluorescence lifetimes near 500 nanoseconds.
These dyes can be used to label amines on biomolecules under mild conditions. Advantages of these dyes as protein labels include high photostability, good water solubility, a lack of dye-dye interactions and large Stokes′ shifts.
In addition, the fluorescence signal of long-lived fluorophores can be gated to eliminate the emission from short-lifetime fluorophores and autofluorescence from cells and biomolecules to further improve sensitivity.

Packaging

Bottomless glass bottle. Contents are inside inserted fused cone.

Other Notes

Photoinduced intramolecular electron transfer in peptide-bridged molecules

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

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