PHR1009

Caffeine

Pharmaceutical Secondary Standard; Certified Reference Material

• Synonym(s): 1,3,7-Trimethylxanthine
• Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C₈H₁₀N₄O₂
• CAS Number: 58-08-2
• Molecular Weight: 194.19
• Beilstein/REAXYS Number: 17705
• MDL number: MFCD00005758
• UNSPSC Code: 12352210
• PubChem Substance ID: 329823040
• NACRES: NA.24

Properties

• grade: certified reference material; pharmaceutical secondary standard
• Quality Level: 300
• agency: traceable to BP 766; traceable to Ph. Eur. C0100000; traceable to USP 1085003
• API family: dimenhydrinate, caffeine, pentoxifylline
• CofA: current certificate can be downloaded
• technique(s): HPLC: suitable; gas chromatography (GC): suitable
• mp: 234-236.5 °C (lit.)
• application(s): pharmaceutical (small molecule)
• format: neat
• storage temp.: 2-30°C

Description

General description

Certified pharmaceutical secondary standards for application in quality control provide pharma laboratories and manufacturers with a convenient and cost-effective alternative to in-house working standards. Caffeine is an N-methyl derivative of xanthine and is involved in gastric acid secretion, diuresis, and stimulation of the central nervous system.[1]

Application

Caffeine may be used as a pharmaceutical reference standard for the determination of the analyte in pharmaceutical formulations,[1] blood plasma,[2] food, drinks, and herbal products[3] by chromatography techniques.

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 LRAB7780 in the slot below. This is an example certificate only and may not be the lot that you receive.

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Safety Information

• pictograms: GHS07
• signalword: Warning
• hcodes: H302
• pcodes: P264 - P270 - P301 + P312 - P501
• Hazard Classifications: Acute Tox. 4 Oral
• Storage Class: 11 - Combustible Solids
• wgk_germany: WGK 1
• flash_point_f: Not applicable
• flash_point_c: Not applicable