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3-(N-Morpholino)propanesulfonic acid (MOPS) is a biological buffer commonly used in preparing RNA electrophoresis buffers. It not only serves as a buffering system in cell culture media but is also widely used in electrophoresis buffers and chromatographic buffers for protein purification.
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| Kingdom | Organic compounds |
|---|---|
| Superclass | Organoheterocyclic compounds |
| Class | Oxazinanes |
| Subclass | Morpholines |
| Intermediate Tree Nodes | Not available |
| Direct Parent | Morpholines |
| Alternative Parents | Sulfonyls Organosulfonic acids Alkanesulfonic acids Trialkylamines Oxacyclic compounds Dialkyl ethers Azacyclic compounds Organopnictogen compounds Organic oxides Hydrocarbon derivatives |
| Molecular Framework | Aliphatic heteromonocyclic compounds |
| Substituents | Morpholine - Organic sulfonic acid or derivatives - Organosulfonic acid or derivatives - Organosulfonic acid - Sulfonyl - Alkanesulfonic acid - Tertiary amine - Tertiary aliphatic amine - Dialkyl ether - Ether - Oxacycle - Azacycle - Organopnictogen compound - Organic oxygen compound - Organosulfur compound - Organooxygen compound - Organonitrogen compound - Organic nitrogen compound - Organic oxide - Hydrocarbon derivative - Amine - Aliphatic heteromonocyclic compound |
| Description | This compound belongs to the class of organic compounds known as morpholines. These are organic compounds containing a morpholine moiety, which consists of a six-member aliphatic saturated ring with the formula C4H9NO, where the oxygen and nitrogen atoms lie at positions 1 and 4, respectively. |
| External Descriptors | an aliphatic sulfonate |
| Solubility | H2O: 1M at20°C, clear, colorless |
|---|---|
| Sensitivity | light and moisture sensitive |
| x_flash_point_drop_fahrenheit | 116°C |
| x_flash_point_drop_centigrade | 116°C |
| x_melt_point_char | 277-282°C |
| Molecular Weight | 209.270 g/mol |
| XLogP3 | -3.100 |
| Hydrogen Bond Donor Count | 1 |
| Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count | 5 |
| Rotatable Bond Count | 4 |
| Exact Mass | 209.072 Da |
| Monoisotopic Mass | 209.072 Da |
| Topological Polar Surface Area | 75.200 Ų |
| Heavy Atom Count | 13 |
| Formal Charge | 0 |
| Complexity | 227.000 |
| 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 | 1 |
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