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6-Benzylaminopurine | CAS 1214-39-7

A synthetic cytokinin used in plant tissue culture and plant-growth regulator formulations, distinguished by N6-benzyl substitution on adenine and qualified against the chosen culture medium or formulated-product specification.

CAS1214-39-7
Molecular formulaC12H11N5
Molecular weight225.25 g/mol

Product overview

6-Benzylaminopurine, often abbreviated 6-BAP or 6-BA, carries a benzyl group on the exocyclic amino nitrogen of adenine. CAS 1214-39-7 identifies the free compound, without a sugar unit or added counterion. Its purchasing context is unusually dependent on how the material will be introduced into a biological system: a dry reagent for culture media differs from a formulated plant-growth product. Chemical identity and assay should therefore be accompanied by agreed solution-preparation criteria and, where relevant, a culture-performance check. Buyers should describe the plant species, medium and purpose of evaluation without assuming that a single reagent grade will meet every tissue-culture or formulation requirement.

Chemical identity

Chemical name
6-Benzylaminopurine
CAS number
1214-39-7
Molecular formula
C12H11N5
Molecular weight
225.25 g/mol

Application context

As a cytokinin supplement, 6-BAP is used in plant culture media, including Murashige and Skoog, Gamborg and Chu N6 systems. Applications include studies of shoot initiation, sprouting and germination. Its role is considered alongside the other growth regulators in the medium, so a qualification programme should retain the intended medium composition and biological endpoint.

6-Benzyladenine also serves as an active ingredient for plant-growth regulator formulations. Purchasing technical material for formulation calls for a defined composition and source documentation appropriate to the destination and intended product. For culture laboratories, solution clarity, the content basis of stock solutions and reproducibility against a reference lot are more directly relevant. An enquiry should distinguish free-base powder, an analytical reference and a formulated preparation, and state any required biological testing.

Chemistry and synthetic role

The benzyl substituent is attached to adenine’s exocyclic N6 nitrogen. This is a substituted purine base, not an adenosine derivative carrying ribose.

Quality review

Identify the N6 substitution

Confirm the benzyladenine structure and specify related adenines that the analytical method must separate.

Set stock-solution criteria

Agree solvent, concentration and clarity criteria for the buyer’s medium-preparation workflow.

Define culture qualification

If biological suitability is required, specify the plant or tissue system and a comparison protocol rather than relying only on chemical assay.

Preparing a specification

Specify free 6-BAP, assay method, water basis, related adenines and the intended medium or formulation. Include solution acceptance and biological-test requirements where relevant.

Packaging and storage

Confirm packaging and resealing arrangements for the intended dispensing frequency. Follow the selected material’s SDS and labelled storage conditions.

Documentation

Request identity, assay method, COA and SDS. Confirm availability of solution-testing records, relevant culture-test evidence or formulation-source documents.

Procurement questions

Does 6-BAP mean a ready-to-use growth regulator?

The CAS identifies the free chemical. A solution or formulated product needs its own composition and specification.

Is the same grade suitable for every plant culture?

Suitability should be assessed in the intended medium, species and culture response.

Why specify the solution test?

Solvent and concentration affect preparation of stock solutions, so the test must match the laboratory’s workflow.

Technical sources
  1. PubChem CAS-resolved identity, CID 62389NCBI / National Library of Medicine
  2. 6-Benzylaminopurine B3408Sigma-Aldrich
  3. 6-Benzyladenine technical labelU.S. Environmental Protection Agency
  4. N6-Benzyladenine reregistration assessmentU.S. Environmental Protection Agency