1171273

Deoxycholic Acid (Desoxycholic Acid)

United States Pharmacopeia (USP) Reference Standard

• Synonym(s): Deoxycholic acid, 3α,12α-Dihydroxy-5β-cholanic acid, 7-Deoxycholic acid, Desoxycholic acid
• Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C₂₄H₄₀O₄
• CAS Number: 83-44-3
• Molecular Weight: 392.57
• NACRES: NA.24
• UNSPSC Code: 41116107
• Beilstein/REAXYS Number: 3219882
• MDL number: MFCD00003673

Properties

• grade: pharmaceutical primary standard
• agency: USP
• API family: deoxycholic acid
• manufacturer/tradename: USP
• mp: 171-174 °C (lit.)
• application(s): pharmaceutical
• format: neat
• SMILES string: C[C@H](CCC(O)=O)[C@H]1CC[C@H]2[C@@H]3CC[C@@H]4C[C@H](O)CC[C@]4(C)[C@H]3C[C@H](O)[C@]12C
• InChI: 1S/C24H40O4/c1-14(4-9-22(27)28)18-7-8-19-17-6-5-15-12-16(25)10-11-23(15,2)20(17)13-21(26)24(18,19)3/h14-21,25-26H,4-13H2,1-3H3,(H,27,28)/t14-,15-,16-,17+,18-,19+,20+,21+,23+,24-/m1/s1
• InChI key: KXGVEGMKQFWNSR-LLQZFEROSA-N

Description

General description

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This product is provided as delivered and specified by the issuing Pharmacopoeia. All information provided in support of this product, including MSDS and any product information leaflets have been developed and issued under the Authority of the issuing Pharmacopoeia.
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Analysis Note

These products are for test and assay use only. They are not meant for administration to humans or animals and cannot be used to diagnose, treat, or cure diseases of any kind.  ​

Other Notes

Sales restrictions may apply.

USP issued SDS can be found here.

Safety Information

• pictograms: GHS07
• signalword: Warning
• hcodes: H302,H315,H319,H335
• pcodes: P261 - P264 - P270 - P301 + P312 - P302 + P352 - P305 + P351 + P338
• Hazard Classifications: Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3
• target_organs: Respiratory system
• Storage Class: 11 - Combustible Solids
• wgk: WGK 3
• flash_point_f: Not applicable
• flash_point_c: Not applicable