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Guaifenesin

certified reference material, pharmaceutical secondary standard

Synonym(s):

Guaiacol glyceryl ether, 3-(o-Methoxyphenoxy)-1,2-propanediol, Glycerol guaiacolate, Guaifenesin

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C10H14O4
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
198.22
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

certified reference material
pharmaceutical secondary standard

Quality Level

Agency

traceable to Ph. Eur. G0700000
traceable to USP 1301007

API family

guaifenesin

CofA

current certificate can be downloaded

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable
gas chromatography (GC): suitable

application(s)

pharmaceutical (small molecule)

format

neat

storage temp.

2-30°C

SMILES string

COc1ccccc1OCC(O)CO

InChI

1S/C10H14O4/c1-13-9-4-2-3-5-10(9)14-7-8(12)6-11/h2-5,8,11-12H,6-7H2,1H3

InChI key

HSRJKNPTNIJEKV-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Guaifenesin is an expectorant, widely used in the treatment of cough. Its mode of action involves the alleviating of cough discomfort by increasing sputum volume and decreasing its viscosity, thus resulting in effective cough.
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.

Application

Guaifenesin may be used as a reference standard in determining the concentration of guaifenesin present in pharmaceutical formulations and human plasma using colorimetric technique and high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), respectively. It may also be used pharmaceutical reference standard for the quantification of the analyte in pharmaceutical formulations using reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography technique.
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 LRAC3180 in the slot below. This is an example certificate only and may not be the lot that you receive.

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Warning

Hazard Statements

Precautionary Statements

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral

Storage Class Code

13 - Non Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable


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Development and validation of a high-performance liquid chromatographic method for the determination of methocarbamol in human plasma
Naidong W, et al.
Journal of Chromatography. B, Biomedical Applications, 287-292 (1994)
Development and validation of stability indicating the RP-HPLC method for the estimation of related compounds of guaifenesin in pharmaceutical dosage forms
Reddy PS, et al.
Pharmaceutical Methods, 2(4), 229-234 (2011)
Sensitive spectrophotometric method for quantitation of guaifenesin and dropropizine in their dosage forms
Abdallah.MO, et al.
International Journal of Analytical Chemistry (2010)
Monzure-Khoda Kazi et al.
Journal of chromatography. A, 1231, 22-30 (2012-03-01)
This work addresses optimization of an improved single-column chromatographic (ISCC) process for the separation of guaifenesin enantiomers. Conventional feed injection and fraction collection systems have been replaced with customized components facilitating simultaneous separation and online monitoring with the ultimate objective
Mallinath B Hadimani et al.
Journal of medicinal chemistry, 56(12), 5071-5078 (2013-06-14)
In diabetic patients, an early index of peripheral neuropathy is the slowing of conduction velocity in large myelinated neurons and a lack of understanding of the basic pathogenic mechanisms hindered therapeutics development. Racemic (R/S)-guaifenesin (1) was identified as a potent

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