Deuterium oxide
ALDRICH/756822 - filtered, 99.8 atom % D
Synonym: Deuterated water; Heavy water; Water-d2
CAS Number: 7789-20-0
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): D2O
Molecular Weight: 20.03
EC Number: 232-148-9
MDL Number: MFCD00044636
Linear Formula: D2O
Product Type: Chemical
| bp | 101.4 °C (lit.) |
| density | 1.107 g/mL at 25 °C |
| form | liquid |
| InChI | 1S/H2O/h1H2/i/hD2 |
| InChI key | XLYOFNOQVPJJNP-ZSJDYOACSA |
| isotopic purity | 99.8 atom % D |
| mp | 3.8 °C (lit.) |
| SMILES string | [2H]O[2H] |
| technique(s) | bio NMR: suitable |
| HPLC: suitable | |
| protein expression: suitable |
| Application: | D2O can be used as a solvent in: • High-resolution NMR (Nuclear magnetic resonance) • FTIR (Fourier-transform infrared) • Bio NMR studies • Polarized visible Raman spectroscopic studies • Protein expression D2O is also used to prepare deuterium-labeled compounds in various fields such as pharmaceutical, bioanalytical, biological, and environmental chemistry via H-D exchange reactions to study drug metabolism mechanisms, reaction mechanisms, and the structure of biomolecules, and residual agrochemicals in foods using suitable analytical methods. |
| General description: | Deuterium oxide (D2O) is also known as heavy water. It is the deuterated form of water, as both the protons in H2O have been replaced with a deuterium isotope. |
| Packaging: | 1, 1.107 kg in poly bottle |
| Packaging: | This product may be available from bulk stock and can be packaged on demand. For information on pricing, availability and packaging, please contact Stable Isotopes Customer Service  . |
| RIDADR | NONH for all modes of transport |
| WGK Germany | WGK 3 |
| Flash Point(F) | Not applicable |
| Flash Point(C) | Not applicable |
| bp | 101.4 °C (lit.) |
| mp | 3.8 °C (lit.) |
| Density | 1.107 g/mL at 25 °C |
| UNSPSC | 12352303 |