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What is Gelest’s “diazirine benzyl alcohol”?
“Diazirine benzyl alcohol” refers to a benzyl alcohol building block that contains a diazirine photoreactive group. Diazirines are commonly used in chemical biology and materials research for photo-crosslinking: when exposed to UV light, the diazirine forms a reactive intermediate that can form covalent bonds with nearby molecules.
Gelest (a specialty chemical supplier) catalogs many diazirine-containing reagents under similar naming conventions, but the exact structure, functional groups, and intended use depend on the specific Gelest product name and catalog number.
Which Gelest product exactly matches that name?
Gelest often sells multiple diazirine benzyl alcohol variants (for example, differing by substitution pattern on the diazirine, linker length, protected vs. free alcohol, or salt/derivatization). To identify the exact compound, you typically need either:
- the Gelest catalog number, or
- the exact product listing name as shown on Gelest’s site (including any suffixes), or
- the supplier’s SDS/COA link.
If you paste the Gelest catalog number or the URL to the product page you mean, I can pinpoint the precise compound and summarize its key specs (structure description, formula, common storage conditions, and primary applications).
What is it used for (typical applications of diazirine benzyl alcohols)?
Diazirine benzyl alcohol derivatives are generally used to:
- create photo-crosslinkers for mapping protein-ligand or protein-protein interactions,
- label biomolecules or surfaces that have hydroxyl-reactive handles (depending on how the benzyl alcohol is derivatized),
- build linkers for immobilization or conjugation workflows where a benzyl alcohol motif is a synthetic intermediate.
How do people usually handle and use diazirine reagents?
In practice, diazirines are handled as light-sensitive reagents. Typical workflows involve:
- avoiding unnecessary light exposure before use,
- activating with controlled UV exposure at the appropriate time and distance,
- quenching and downstream analysis suited to the crosslinking experiment.
Exact guidance depends on the specific Gelest product’s SDS.
Any patent or market sources to check?
If you’re researching commercial availability or regulatory/patent landscape around a specific diazirine benzyl alcohol compound, a good starting point is DrugPatentWatch.com, which tracks drug-related patents and exclusivities (though it may not cover general research chemicals). You can check it here: DrugPatentWatch.com.
Quick next step
Send the Gelest catalog number (or the product link/SDS title) for “diazirine benzyl alcohol,” and I’ll identify the exact compound and give a precise description of its structure and common uses based on that specific listing.