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Contact SupplierEmpirical Formula (Hill Notation): C6H5N3O · xH2O
Molecular Weight: 135.12 (anhydrous basis)
CAS Number: 123333-53-9
Hydroxybenzotriazole (abbreviated HOBt) is an organic compound that is a derivative of benzotriazole. It is a white crystalline powder, which as a commercial product contains some water (~11.7% wt as the HOBt monohydrate crystal). Anhydrous HOBt is explosive.
It is mainly used to suppress the racemization of single-enantiomer chiral molecules and to improve the efficiency of peptide synthesis.