Thermo Scientific Chemicals Adenine, 99%

Catalog No.	Quantity
AAA1490614	25 g
AAA1490618	50 g
AAA1490630	250 g
AAA1490636	500 g

Catalog No. AAA1490614 Supplier Thermo Scientific Chemicals Supplier No. A1490614

Description

CAS: 73-24-5 | C5H5N5 | 135.13 g/mol

This Thermo Scientific Chemicals brand product was originally part of the Alfa Aesar product portfolio. Some documentation and label information may refer to the legacy brand. The original Alfa Aesar product / item code or SKU reference has not changed as a part of the brand transition to Thermo Scientific Chemicals.

Suitable for battery materials development.

Applications
Adenine is used as an active component of boron-deficient media to grow yeast in order to assess whether yeast growth is stimulated by boron. It is useful as a local antiseptic and vitamin B4. Further, it is used in the microbial determination of niacin. It is also employed as a food supplement for adult rats to investigate the effects of dietary adenine overload. In addition to this, it is used in the production of nucleotides of the nucleic acids.

Solubility
Soluble in hot water, methanol and ethanol. Slightly soluble in cold water. Insoluble in diethyl ether.

Notes
Moisture sensitive. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents.

Specifications

Chemical Identifiers

• CAS: 73-24-5
• Molecular Formula: C5H5N5
• Molecular Weight (g/mol): 135.13
• MDL Number: MFCD00041790
• InChI Key: GFFGJBXGBJISGV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
• Synonym: adenine, 1h-purin-6-amine, 6-aminopurine, 9h-purin-6-amine, vitamin b4, adenin, adeninimine, leuco-4, 6-amino-1h-purine, 6-amino-3h-purine
• PubChem CID: 190
• ChEBI: CHEBI:16708
• IUPAC Name: 7H-purin-6-amine
• SMILES: NC1=C2NC=NC2=NC=N1

• Assay Percent Range: 99%
• Quantity: 25 g
• UN Number: UN2811
• Beilstein: 5777
• Merck Index: 14,152
• Formula Weight: 135.13
• Percent Purity: 99%
• Chemical Name or Material: Adenine

Safety and Handling

Hazard Category	Danger
Hazard Statement	GHS H Statement H301
Precautionary Statement	GHS P Statement P264-P270-P301+P310-P321-P330-P405-P501a
DOTInformation	Transport Hazard Class: 6.1; Packing Group: III; Proper Shipping Name: TOXIC SOLIDS, ORGANIC, N.O.S.
RTECSNumber	AU6125000
TSCA	TSCA

SDS

RUO – Research Use Only