luminol
Luminol (C8H7N3O2) is a chemical that exhibits chemiluminescence, with a blue glow, when mixed with an appropriate oxidizing agent. Luminol is a white-to-pale-yellow crystalline solid that is soluble in most polar organic solvents but insoluble in water.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C8H7N3O2
- Molecular weight
- 177.16 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 5-amino-2,3-dihydrophthalazine-1,4-dione
- SMILES
- C1=CC2=C(C(=C1)N)C(=O)NNC2=O
- InChIKey
- HWYHZTIRURJOHG-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 0.3
- Polar surface area
- 84.2 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 3
- H-bond acceptors
- 3
- Formal charge
- 0
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Article
10 sectionsContents
- Synthesis
- Chemiluminescence
- Use in criminal investigation
- History
- Theory
- Drawbacks
- Related molecules
- See also
- References
- External links
Luminol (C8H7N3O2) is a chemical that exhibits chemiluminescence, with a blue glow, when mixed with an appropriate oxidizing agent. Luminol is a white-to-pale-yellow crystalline solid that is soluble in most polar organic solvents but insoluble in water.
Forensic investigators use luminol to detect trace amounts of blood at crime scenes, as it reacts with the iron in hemoglobin. Biologists use it in cellular assays to detect copper, iron, and cyanides as well as specific proteins via western blotting.