CAS 2257-85-4: 5-amino-2-methyl-1H-isoindole-1,3(2H)-dione

5-Amino-2-methyl-1H-isoindole-1,3(2H)-dione is an organic compound which has a molecular weight of 204.24 g/mol. It is a vibrational, hydrogen bond, and molecule that has micelles and solutes. This chemical can undergo spontaneous or steady state fluorescence. The frequency of the fluorescence depends on the type of solute or acceptor it has. The solvent can be water, acetone, toluene, ethanol or methanol. 5-Amino-2-methyl-1H-isoindole-1,3(2H)-dione also has a carbonyl group in its structure which can absorb light at frequencies in the red region of the electromagnetic spectrum and give off light in the blue region of the spectrum when it returns to its ground state from an excited state.

Applications 4-Amino-2-methyl-1H-isoindole-1,3(2H)-dione-13C4 is an intermediate in the synthesis of labelled Luminol (L474450), a chemiuminescence reagent used for the detection of copper iron, peroxide, cyanides.