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1445357

USP

Modafinil Related Compound B

United States Pharmacopeia (USP) Reference Standard

Synonym(s):

2-[(Diphenylmethyl)sulfonyl]acetamide, 2-(Benzhydrylsulfonyl)acetamide, Modafinil sulfone

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C15H15NO3S
CAS Number:
118779-53-6
Molecular Weight:
289.35
Beilstein:
9199801
MDL number:
MFCD00877512
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
PubChem Substance ID:
329750481
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

pharmaceutical primary standard

API family

modafinil

manufacturer/tradename

USP

application(s)

pharmaceutical (small molecule)

format

neat

SMILES string

NC(=O)CS(=O)(=O)C(c1ccccc1)c2ccccc2

InChI

1S/C15H15NO3S/c16-14(17)11-20(18,19)15(12-7-3-1-4-8-12)13-9-5-2-6-10-13/h1-10,15H,11H2,(H2,16,17)

InChI key

ZESNOWZYHYRSRY-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

Modafinil Related Compound B USP reference standard, intended for use in specified quality tests and assays as specified in the USP compendia.

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.

Storage Class Code

13 - Non Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Regulatory Listings

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JAN Code

1445357-20MG:

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High-performance liquid chromatographic determination of modafinil and its two metabolites in human plasma using solid-phase extraction.
Burnat, Pascal, Fabrice Robles, and Bernard Do.
Journal of Chromatography. B, Biomedical Sciences and Applications, 706.2, 295-304 (1998)
Mona Darwish et al.
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