Luciferin

Base Information

• Chemical Name: Luciferin
• CAS No.: 7273-34-9
• Molecular Formula: C₂₂H₂₇N₇O
• Molecular Weight: 405.503
• Mol file: 7273-34-9.mol

Synonyms:Vargulin;2-[3-[2-[(2S)-butan-2-yl]-6-(1H-indol-3-yl)-3-oxo-7H-imidazo[1,2-a]pyrazin-8-yl]propyl]guanidine;cypridinluciferin;

Chemical Property of Luciferin

Chemical Property:

• Vapor Pressure: 1.37E-15mmHg at 25°C
• Boiling Point: 626°Cat760mmHg
• Flash Point: 332.4°C
• PSA: 127.85000
• Density: 1.39g/cm³
• LogP: 4.29100

Purity/Quality:

99% ^*data from raw suppliers

Vargulin trifluoroacetate ^*data from reagent suppliers

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Technology Process of Luciferin

There total 5 articles about Luciferin which guide to synthetic route it. The literature collected by LookChem mainly comes from the sharing of users and the free literature resources found by Internet computing technology. We keep the original model of the professional version of literature to make it easier and faster for users to retrieve and use. At the same time, we analyze and calculate the most feasible synthesis route with the highest yield for your reference as below:

synthetic route:

Reference yield: 50.0%

cypridina luciferinyl methyl ether (884648-58-2) → (+)-cypridina luciferin (7273-34-9,17297-75-5,89024-30-6)

Guidance literature:

With sodium dithionite;

DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(00)94192-3

Reference yield: 32.0%

cypridina luciferinol (96700-82-2) → (+)-cypridina luciferin (7273-34-9,17297-75-5,89024-30-6)

Guidance literature:

With sodium dithionite;

DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(00)94192-3

Reference yield: 24.0%

1,1-diethyloxy-3-methylpentan-2-one (497845-70-2) + N-{3-[3-amino-6-(1H-indol-3-yl)-1,4-dihydro-pyrazin-2-yl]-propyl}-guanidine → dl-Cypridina luciferin (7273-34-9,17297-75-5)

Guidance literature:

With hydrogenchloride; In ethanol; water;

DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(00)00131-3

upstream raw materials:

Cypridina biluciferyl

1,1-diethyloxy-3-methylpentan-2-one

ethioluciferin

cypridina luciferinyl methyl ether