Benzo[f]ninhydrin monohydrate

Benzo[f]ninhydrin monohydrate Structure
Benzo[f]ninhydrin monohydrate structure
Common Name Benzo[f]ninhydrin monohydrate
CAS Number 38627-57-5 Molecular Weight 228.20000
Density 1.653g/cm3 Boiling Point 539.3ºC at 760 mmHg
Molecular Formula C13H8O4 Melting Point 150ºC (dec.)(lit.)
MSDS Chinese USA Flash Point 294ºC

Reagents for the chemical development of latent fingerprints: synthesis and properties of some ninhydrin analogues.

J. Forensic Sci. 27 , 912, (1982)

In an attempt to design new reagents for the chemical development of latent fingerprints, a number of ninhydrin analogues were synthesized and their reactions with latent fingerprints on paper were studied. The ring-fused and substituted ninhydrins developed ...