Bromobimane (or monobromobimane) is a heterocyclic compound and bimane dye that is used as a reagent in biochemistry. It alkylates thiol groups, displacing the bromine and adding the fluorescent tag (λemission = 478 nm) to the thiol. Its alkylating properties are comparable to iodoacetamide.
Read article at Wikipedia
Structure (SMILES):
- O=C1C(=C(/N2/C(=C(C(=O)N12)C)CBr)C)C