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3,5-Difluoro-4-hydroxybenzylidene imidazolinone

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3,5-Difluoro-4-hydroxybenzylidene imidazolinone or DFHBI[2] is an imidazolinone fluorophore used in various biochemical studies. The benzene ring of DFHBI can freely rotate around the single bond but when it is fixed in planar conformation, DFHBI fluoresces.[1] It is a synthetic analog of the GFP fluorophore.

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3,5-Difluoro-4-hydroxybenzylidene imidazolinone
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
(5Z)-5-[(3,5-Difluoro-4-hydroxyphenyl)methylidene]-2,3-dimethyl-3,5-dihydro-4H-imidazol-4-one
Other names
  • DFHBI
  • 3,5-Difluoro-4-hydroxybenzylidene imidazolidinone
  • (Z)-4-(3,5-Difluoro-4-hydroxybenzylidene)-1,2-dimethyl-1H-imidazol-5(4H)-one[1]
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
  • InChI=1S/C12H10F2N2O2/c1-6-15-10(12(18)16(6)2)5-7-3-8(13)11(17)9(14)4-7/h3-5,17H,1-2H3/b10-5-
    Key: ZDDIJYXDUBFLID-YHYXMXQVSA-N
  • CC1=N/C(=C\C2=CC(=C(C(=C2)F)O)F)/C(=O)N1C
Properties
C12H10F2N2O2
Molar mass 252.221 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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