Polyethylenimine, ethylenediamine branched（PEI） - average Mw ~800,average Mn ~600 , CAS No.25987-06-8

CAS: 25987-06-8 Cat. No.: P121256 EC Number: 629-760-7 PubChem CID: 168453

GRADE & PURITY average Mw ~800,average Mn ~600

Synonyms

Ethane-1,2-diamine--aziridine (1/1) | N-ME-DL-VAL-OHHCL | Polyethylenimine, ethylenediamine | aziridine;ethane-1,2-diamine | SCHEMBL1030825 | DTXSID70948889 | ethylenediamine branched | PEI

Storage

Room temperature

Shipped In

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Overview

Polyethyleneimine is a hydrophilic polymerwidely used as a non-viral synthetic vector for invivo delivery of therapeutic nucleic acids. Owing to its excellentphysicochemical properties, it is applied in many fields like the separationand purification of proteins, carbon dioxide absorption, drug carriers,effluent treatment, and biological labels.

Advantages and Specific

Branched PEI has better complexation and buffering capacity.
High ion exchange capacity and affinity toward proteins.
SignificantDNA transfer efficiency.

Specifications

Synonyms

Ethane-1, 2-diamine--aziridine (1/1) | N-ME-DL-VAL-OHHCL | Polyethylenimine, ethylenediamine | aziridine;ethane-1, 2-diamine | SCHEMBL1030825 | DTXSID70948889 | ethylenediamine branched | PEI

Specifications & Purity

average Mw ~800, average Mn ~600

Storage

Room temperature

Shipped In

Normal

Names and Identifiers

• Pubchem Sid: 488188417
• Pubchem Sid Url: https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/substance/488188417
• Canonical Smiles: C1CN1.C(CN)N
• IUPAC Name: aziridine;ethane-1,2-diamine
• InChIKey: SFLOAOINZSFFAE-UHFFFAOYSA-N
• INCHI: 1S/C2H8N2.C2H5N/c3-1-2-4;1-2-3-1/h1-4H2;3H,1-2H2
• Isomeric SMILES: C1CN1.C(CN)N
• WGK Germany: 3
• PubChem CID: 168453

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomy Tree

• Kingdom Organic compounds
  • Superclass Organoheterocyclic compounds
    • Class Aziridines

• Kingdom: Organic compounds
• Superclass: Organoheterocyclic compounds
• Class: Aziridines
• Subclass: Not available
• Intermediate Tree Nodes: Not available
• Direct Parent: Aziridines
• Alternative Parents: Dialkylamines Azacyclic compounds Organopnictogen compounds Monoalkylamines Hydrocarbon derivatives
• Molecular Framework: Not available
• Substituents: Azacycle - Secondary amine - Secondary aliphatic amine - Aziridine - Organic nitrogen compound - Organopnictogen compound - Hydrocarbon derivative - Primary amine - Organonitrogen compound - Primary aliphatic amine - Amine - Aliphatic heteromonocyclic compound
• Description: This compound belongs to the class of organic compounds known as aziridines. These are organic compounds containing a saturated three-member heterocycle with one amino group and two methylene groups.
• External Descriptors: Not available

Data sources

1. Djoumbou Feunang Y, Eisner R, Knox C, Chepelev L, Hastings J, Owen G, Fahy E, Steinbeck C, Subramanian S, Bolton E, Greiner R, and Wishart DS. ClassyFire: Automated Chemical Classification With A Comprehensive, Computable Taxonomy. Journal of Cheminformatics, 2016, 8:61.

DOI: 10.1186/s13321-016-0174-y

Chemical and Physical Properties

• Sensitivity: Hygroscopic
• Refractive Index: 1.524
• Molecular Weight: 103.170 g/mol
• Hydrogen Bond Donor Count: 3
• Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count: 3
• Rotatable Bond Count: 1
• Exact Mass: 103.111 Da
• Monoisotopic Mass: 103.111 Da
• Topological Polar Surface Area: 74.000 Ų
• Heavy Atom Count: 7
• Formal Charge: 0
• Complexity: 16.300
• Isotope Atom Count: 0
• Defined Atom Stereocenter Count: 0
• Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count: 0
• Defined Bond Stereocenter Count: 0
• Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count: 0
• The total count of all stereochemical bonds: 0
• Covalently-Bonded Unit Count: 2

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