Methyl 4-methyl-umbelliferyl hexylphosphonate

Hexylphosphonic acid methyl 4-methylumbelliferyl ester

Methyl 4-methylumbelliferyl hexylphosphonate is a hydrophobic molecule that can be used as an additive in a variety of products, including plastics. It can be used to determine the uptake of additives by immobilizing the molecule to various surfaces, such as styrene and multi-walled carbon nanotubes. It can also be used for kinetic studies, such as determining the rate at which styrene is metabolized by lipase. This compound has been used to label DNA with fluorescence techniques and has also been immobilized on mesoporous silica nanoparticles with propionate groups for use as a fluorophore in immunoassays.