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PHR1095

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Caffeine Melting Point Standard

Pharmaceutical Secondary Standard; Certified Reference Material

Synonym(s):

Caffeine, 1,3,7-Trimethylxanthine

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C8H10N4O2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
194.19
Beilstein:
17705
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352210
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

certified reference material
pharmaceutical secondary standard

Quality Level

Agency

traceable to USP 1086006

API family

caffeine

CofA

current certificate can be downloaded

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable
gas chromatography (GC): suitable

mp

~Approximately 237 °C
234-236.5 °C (lit.)

application(s)

pharmaceutical (small molecule)

format

neat

storage temp.

2-30°C

SMILES string

CN1C(=O)N(C)c2ncn(C)c2C1=O

InChI

1S/C8H10N4O2/c1-10-4-9-6-5(10)7(13)12(3)8(14)11(6)2/h4H,1-3H3

InChI key

RYYVLZVUVIJVGH-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Pharmaceutical secondary standards for application in quality control, provide pharma laboratories and manufacturers with a convenient and cost-effective alternative to the preparation of in-house working standards.
Caffeine is mainly used as a diuretic and as a stimulant to central nervous system, heart rate, and respiration.

Application

Caffeine may be used as a reference standard for the determination of the analyte in pharmaceutical formulations by high-performance liquid chromatography and spectrophotometry.
These Secondary Standards are qualified as Certified Reference Materials. These are suitable for use in several analytical applications including but not limited to pharma release testing, pharma method development for qualitative and quantitative analyses, food and beverage quality control testing, and other calibration requirements.

Analysis Note

These secondary standards offer multi-traceability to the USP, EP (PhEur) and BP primary standards, where they are available.

Other Notes

This Certified Reference Material (CRM) is produced and certified in accordance with ISO 17034 and ISO/IEC 17025. All information regarding the use of this CRM can be found on the certificate of analysis.

Footnote

To see an example of a Certificate of Analysis for this material enter LRAC3327 in the slot below. This is an example certificate only and may not be the lot that you receive.

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Hazard Statements

Precautionary Statements

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 1


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Development and validation of a simple RP-HPLC method for determination of caffeine in pharmaceutical dosage forms.
Chowdhury SR, et al.
Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical Analysis, 2(1), 1-4 (2012)
Simultaneous spectrophotometric determination of paracetamol and caffeine in tablet formulation.
Vichare V, et al.
International Journal of PharmTech Research, 2(4), 2512-2516 (2010)
Markus Fehrholz et al.
American journal of physiology. Lung cellular and molecular physiology, 306(1), L101-L109 (2013-10-29)
Factors positively influencing surfactant homeostasis in general and surfactant protein B (SP-B) expression in particular are considered of clinical importance regarding an improvement of lung function in preterm infants. The objective of this study was to identify effects of physiological
Louise A Horrigan et al.
Pharmacology & therapeutics, 111(3), 877-892 (2006-03-17)
Caffeine is a member of the methylxanthine family of drugs, and is the most widely consumed behaviourally active substance in the western world. This article is focused on the impact of caffeine on immune function. In this regard, a number
Pierre Ayotte et al.
Environmental health perspectives, 113(10), 1318-1324 (2005-10-06)
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