Chemicals and Drugs

Luminol

5-Amino-2,3-dihydro-1,4-phthalazinedione. Substance that emits light on oxidation. It is used in chemical determinations.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

5-Amino-2,3-dihydro-1,4-phthalazinedione. Substance that emits light on oxidation. It is used in chemical determinations.

Chemical Identity

Chemical Information

Molecular Formula
C8H7N3O2
Molecular Weight
177.16 g/mol
CAS Registry No.
521-31-3
IUPAC Name
5-amino-2,3-dihydrophthalazine-1,4-dione
InChIKey
HWYHZTIRURJOHG-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
C1=CC2=C(C(=C1)N)C(=O)NNC2=O
MeSH Unique ID
D008165
Source
PubChem CID 10638

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Pharmacological Action

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Aspects Covered

19 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analogs & derivatives, analysis, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity.

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Indexing Annotation

do not confuse with Luminal, a brand of PHENOBARBITAL

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History Note

91(75); was see under PYRIDAZINES 1975-90

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Previous Indexing

  • Pyridazines (1968-1974)

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Number

  1. D03w.383.710.350w

AMA Style

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Luminol. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D008165. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D008165
  2. Luminol. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luminol
  3. Luminol. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q408061
  4. Luminol. In: PubChem Compound. CID 10638. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/10638