1612652
USP
Simethicone
United States Pharmacopeia (USP) Reference Standard
Synonym(s):
α-(Trimethylsilyl)-ω-methylpoly[oxy(dimethylsilylene)] mixture with silicon dioxide, Antifoam A, Antifoam AF
About This Item
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grade
pharmaceutical primary standard
API family
simethicone
manufacturer/tradename
USP
application(s)
pharmaceutical (small molecule)
format
neat
InChI
1S/C6H18O2Si2.O2Si/c1-7-10(5,6)8-9(2,3)4;1-3-2/h1-6H3;
InChI key
AMTWCFIAVKBGOD-UHFFFAOYSA-N
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General description
Simethicone comprises a combination of linear siloxane polymers that are fully methylated and consist of repeating units represented by the formula [–(CH3)2SiO–]n. The polymer is further stabilized using trimethylsiloxy end-blocking units denoted by the formula [(CH3)3SiO–], along with silicon dioxide.
Application
Also used to prepare standard solutions for impurity analysis in Simethicone using the IR technique according to the United States Pharmacopeia (USP) monograph.
Analysis Note
Other Notes
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wgk_germany
WGK 1
flash_point_f
Not applicable
flash_point_c
Not applicable
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