2-(Naphthalen-1-yl)-5-phenyloxazole

• CAT Number: I043018
• CAS Number: 846-63-9
• Molecular Formula: C19H13NO
• Molecular Weight: 271.31
• Purity: ≥95%
• Synonyms: 2-naphthalen-1-yl-5-phenyl-1,3-oxazole
• InChI: InChI=1S/C19H13NO/c1-2-8-15(9-3-1)18-13-20-19(21-18)17-12-6-10-14-7-4-5-11-16(14)17/h1-13H
• InChIKey: WWVFJJKBBZXWFV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
• SMILES: C1=CC=C(C=C1)C2=CN=C(O2)C3=CC=CC4=CC=CC=C43

2-(Naphthalen-1-yl)-5-phenyloxazole (α-NPO) is an organic fluorescent dye. 2-(Naphthalen-1-yl)-5-phenyloxazole has a nitrogen atom in its structure that can interfere with the nitrogen content from the amination step[1].

Reference

[1]. Seliman AF, et al. Preparation of polymer-coated, scintillating ion-exchange resins for monitoring of 99Tc in groundwater. Anal Chem. 2011 Jun 15;83(12):4759-66.
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