1154569

Beta Cyclodextrin

United States Pharmacopeia (USP) Reference Standard

• Synonym(s): β-Cyclodextrin, Caraway, Cycloheptaamylose, Cyclomaltoheptaose, Schardinger β-Dextrin
• Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C₄₂H₇₀O₃₅
• CAS Number: 7585-39-9
• Molecular Weight: 1134.98
• Beilstein/REAXYS Number: 78623
• MDL number: MFCD00078139
• UNSPSC Code: 41116107
• PubChem Substance ID: 329749476
• NACRES: NA.24

Properties

• biological source: plant
• grade: pharmaceutical primary standard
• optical activity: [α]20/D +162±3°, c = 1.5% in H₂O
• analyte chemical class(es): oligosaccharides
• manufacturer/tradename: USP
• mp: 290-300 °C (dec.) (lit.)
• application(s): cleaning products; cosmetics; food and beverages; personal care; pharmaceutical (small molecule)
• format: neat
• storage temp.: 2-8°C
• SMILES string: OC[C@H]1O[C@@H]2O[C@H]3[C@H](O)[C@@H](O)[C@H](O[C@@H]3CO)O[C@H]4[C@H](O)[C@@H](O)[C@H](O[C@@H]4CO)O[C@H]5[C@H](O)[C@@H](O)[C@H](O[C@@H]5CO)O[C@H]6[C@H](O)[C@@H](O)[C@H](O[C@@H]6CO)O[C@H]7[C@H](O)[C@@H](O)[C@H](O[C@@H]7CO)O[C@H]8[C@H](O)[C@@H](O)[C@H](O[C@@H]8CO)O[C@H]1[C@H](O)[C@H]2O
• InChI: 1S/C42H70O35/c43-1-8-29-15(50)22(57)36(64-8)72-30-9(2-44)66-38(24(59)17(30)52)74-32-11(4-46)68-40(26(61)19(32)54)76-34-13(6-48)70-42(28(63)21(34)56)77-35-14(7-49)69-41(27(62)20(35)55)75-33-12(5-47)67-39(25(60)18(33)53)73-31-10(3-45)65-37(71-29)23(58)16(31)51/h8-63H,1-7H2/t8-,9-,10-,11-,12-,13-,14-,15-,16-,17-,18-,19-,20-,21-,22-,23-,24-,25-,26-,27-,28-,29-,30-,31-,32-,33-,34-,35-,36-,37-,38-,39-,40-,41-,42-/m1/s1
• InChI key: WHGYBXFWUBPSRW-FOUAGVGXSA-N

Description

General description

Betadex is a nonreducing cyclic compound composed of seven alpha-(1–4) linked d-glucopyranosyl units.

Application

Beta Cyclodextrin USP reference standard suitable for use in specified USP compendial quality tests and assays.

Also used to prepare standard and system suitability solution for the assay and impurity analysis by using liquid chromatography coupled with Refractive index detector according to the below monographs of United States Pharmacopeia (USP) :

• Betadex
• Alfadex

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

USP issued SDS can be found here.

Sales restrictions may apply.

Safety Information

• Storage Class: 11 - Combustible Solids
• wgk_germany: WGK 1
• flash_point_f: Not applicable
• flash_point_c: Not applicable