Melitracen Impurity 6 CAS 18792-73-9

Purity >95%In StockPharmacopoeial Impurity Standards
CAS No.18792-73-9
Molecular FormulaC16H16O
Molecular Weight224.30 g/mol
CategoryPharmacopoeial Impurity Standards / EP Impurities
AvailabilityIn Stock

Chemical Structure

Melitracen Impurity 6 CAS 18792-73-9 chemical structure

Description

Compared with other compounds in its class, the molecular weight of 224.30 g/mol gives Melitracen Impurity 6 distinctive chromatographic separation conditions and mass-spectrometry parameter settings.

As a process- or degradation-related impurity, Melitracen Impurity 6 (CAS 18792-73-9, C16H16O) is essential for impurity profiling, related-substances testing, and forced-degradation studies in pharmaceutical development.

Melitracen Impurity 6 (C16H16O) contains a hydroxyl group, an ether linkage, a polycyclic aromatic system. Its high carbon-to-hydrogen ratio confers good lipid solubility; these physicochemical properties determine the optimal preparation and storage of its standard solutions. The presence of an aromatic ring or conjugated system gives the compound characteristic absorption bands in the UV-Vis region, making it well suited to UV or diode-array detection (DAD).

Recommended for quantitative analysis by HPLC, GC, LC-MS/MS, or GC-MS as an external calibration standard; it can also be used for spiked-recovery experiments, LOD/LOQ determination, and LC-MS/MS multiple-reaction-monitoring (MRM) calibration.

The assigned purity is verified by mass-balance and quantitative NMR (qNMR) approaches, with the expanded uncertainty reported at a 95% confidence level (k=2). Batch homogeneity and stability are independently assessed for every lot.

Physical & Chemical Properties

Molecular FormulaC16H16O
Molecular Weight224.30 g/mol
Purity>95%
StorageStore at 2-8°C, protect from light
Solubility (reference)Soluble in chloroform, dichloromethane, ethyl acetate, DMSO
StabilityLight-sensitive; avoid direct strong light
Degree of Unsaturation (DBE)9.0
UV AbsorptionUV-absorbing
Structural FeaturesAromatic ring present
CAS Registry Year (est.)1962

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