Mildly air-unstable, small molecule compounds can be coated with Parabar under an inert atmosphere. The Parabar protected crystal sample can be cryocooled in a chilled nitrogen gas stream. Parabar has also been used successfully as a cryoprotectant for biological macromolecule crystals. Used during cryocrystallography to displace and reduce the amount of water (mother liquor, reagent) on the crystal after the crystal is mounted in a cryoloop. Coating the crystal with Parabar can minimize evaporation from the crystal and reduce exposure and slow diffusion of air (oxygen) to the crystal.

HR2-643 Parabar 10312 is supplied as 100 ml in an amber glass bottle, no applicator rod.

HR2-862 Parabar 10312 is supplied as 5 ml in an amber glass vial with glass applicator rod in screw cap lid.

The viscosity of Parabar can be reduced to improve handling with fragile needle and blade crystals by mixing 50:50 with Paraffin Oil.

Parabar is a blend of polyisobutylenes with a Staudinger molecular weight of about 20,000 and contains about 20% polymer.

Refractive index 1.48487 at 20°C.

Kinematic viscosity 641 cSt at 100°C. Kinematic viscosity ratio 2.05 at 100°C.

Clear to slightly hazy is appearance.

Synonyms used in the crystallographic literature: Paratone^® N, Paratone^® 8277, Infineum V8512.

Paratone^®is a registered trademark of Chevron Corporation.