Cyanogen bromide (CNBr). A compound used in molecular biology to digest some proteins and as a coupling reagent for phosphoroamidate or pyrophosphate internucleotide bonds in DNA duplexes.
Corrosive
Acute toxic
Environmental hazard
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Cyanogen bromide (CNBr). A compound used in molecular biology to digest some proteins and as a coupling reagent for phosphoroamidate or pyrophosphate internucleotide bonds in DNA duplexes.
| Physical Description | Cyanogen bromide is a colorless to white crystalline solid with a penetrating odor. It is slightly soluble in water. It is gradually decomposed by water and very rapidly by acids to give off hydrog… |
| Color/Form | White hygroscopic needles |
| Odor | Penetrating |
| Melting Point | 126 °F (EPA, 1998) |
| Boiling Point | 142 °F at 760 mmHg (EPA, 1998) |
| Flash Point | Not Applicable. Not flammable. (USCG, 1999) |
| Density | 2.015 at 68 °F (EPA, 1998) - Denser than water; will sink |
| Solubility | In water, soluble with hydrolysis |
| Vapor Pressure | 92 mmHg at 68 °F (EPA, 1998) |
| Stability/Shelf Life | Cyanogen bromide is moderately endothermic ... & shows evidence of instability. |
| IUPAC Name | carbononitridic bromide |
| Molecular Formula | CBrN |
| Molecular Weight | 105.92 g/mol |
| CAS | 506-68-3 |
| SMILES | C(#N)Br |
| InChIKey | ATDGTVJJHBUTRL-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
| Catalog No | KC.310306 |
| Pack sizes | 100GM · 500GM |
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