Chemical Properties
YELLOW CRYSTALLINE POWDER OR CRYSTALS
Uses
1,6-Diphenyl-1,3,5-hexatriene is an alternative to Nile red for fluorescent detection of lipid droplets.
Uses
1,6-Diphenyl-1,3,5-hexatriene is a useful fluorescence probe for membrane studies based on investigation of fluorescence depolarisation; Membrane fluidity by flow cytometry.
Definition
ChEBI: 1,6-diphenylhexatriene is an alkatriene. It has a role as a fluorochrome.
Purification Methods
Crystallise the hexatriene from CHCl3 or EtOH/CHCl3 (1:1). [Beilstein 5 H 691, 5 IV 2425.]