Description

Adamantane Diazirine is a highly specialized, light-sensitive chemical building block featuring a unique diazirine functional group on an adamantane scaffold. This compound is valued for its ability to generate highly reactive carbene species upon photolysis, making it an essential tool for advanced photochemical cross-linking and labeling studies. It is primarily utilized by researchers and manufacturers in the fields of bioconjugation, materials science, and pharmaceutical development for probing molecular interactions and creating novel polymer networks.

Application

• Photoaffinity Labeling Probes: Critical for studying protein-ligand interactions, receptor mapping, and identifying binding sites in drug discovery.
• Polymer & Materials Cross-linking: Used as a photoinitiator to create cross-linked polymers, hydrogels, and advanced composite materials with tailored properties.
• Bioconjugation & Probe Synthesis: Serves as a key intermediate for synthesizing photoactivatable tags and labels for biomolecules like proteins, nucleic acids, and lipids.
• Surface Modification: Enables the covalent attachment of functional molecules to surfaces (e.g., chips, nanoparticles) under mild, light-triggered conditions.
• Organic Synthesis Intermediate: Employed in the synthesis of complex, polycyclic organic compounds and novel adamantane derivatives.

Basic Information

Item	Detail
Product Name	Adamantane Diazirine
CAS No.	41736-95-2
Molecular Formula	C12H16N2
Molecular Weight	188.27 g/mol
Synonyms	3H-Diazirine, 3-(1-adamantyl)-; 3-(Adamantan-1-yl)-3H-diazirine; 1-Adamantyldiazirine; Adamantane-1-diazirine; TAD (Triazolidinedione precursor); Photoactivatable Adamantane; Adamantyl Diazirine; Adamantane-based Photo-crosslinker
EINECS	Contact for details

Quality Control

Our Adamantane Diazirine is produced and handled under strict quality protocols to ensure batch-to-batch consistency and high purity, essential for sensitive photochemical applications. Each lot is accompanied by a comprehensive Certificate of Analysis (COA) detailing purity, identity, and stability parameters. We adhere to relevant industry standards for fine chemicals, and custom purity grades or analytical reports can be provided to meet specific research or cGMP development requirements.

Storage

Preserve in a tightly closed container, protected from light. Store in a cool, dry place at 2-8°C or as indicated on the label or COA. This material is strictly light-sensitive and must be protected from all light exposure during storage and handling to maintain stability and efficacy.

Specification

Item	Specification
Appearance	White to off-white crystalline solid
Identification (IR)	Conforms to structure
Purity (HPLC)	≥ 95%
Melting Point	Contact for details
Loss on Drying	≤ 1.0%
Single Impurity (HPLC)	≤ 1.0%

Note: Specifications can be tailored. Please contact us for the detailed technical data sheet of a specific grade.