E-023

(1R,2S)-(−)-Ephedrine hydrochloride solution

1.0 mg/mL in methanol (as free base), ampule of 1 mL, certified reference material, Cerilliant^®

• Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C₁₀H₁₅NO · HCl
• CAS Number: 50-98-6
• Molecular Weight: 201.69
• EC Number: 200-659-6
• UNSPSC Code: 41116107
• NACRES: NA.24

Properties

• grade: certified reference material
• form: liquid
• feature: Snap-N-Spike^®/Snap-N-Shoot^®
• packaging: ampule of 1 mL
• manufacturer/tradename: Cerilliant^®
• concentration: 1.0 mg/mL in methanol (as free base)
• technique(s): gas chromatography (GC): suitable; liquid chromatography (LC): suitable
• application(s): clinical testing
• format: single component solution
• storage temp.: −20°C
• InChI: 1S/C10H15NO/c1-8(11-2)10(12)9-6-4-3-5-7-9/h3-8,10-12H,1-2H3/p+1
• InChI key: KWGRBVOPPLSCSI-UHFFFAOYSA-O

Description

General description

Ephedrine is a methamphetamine analog commonly used as a stimulant and appetite suppressant. It is also found as an active constituent in herbs used for traditional Chinese medicine, such as má huáng. This certified reference standard can be used Snap-N-Spike^® as a starting material in the preparation of calibrators or controls for clinical or forensic applications or Snap-N-Shoot^® in quality control testing of dietary supplements containing ephedrine.

Application

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<li><strong>Chiral analysis of amphetamine-type stimulants:</strong> (1R,2S)-(&minus;)-Ephedrine hydrochloride is used in chiral separation techniques critical for forensic and toxicological analysis (Schwelm et al., 2020).</li>
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Legal Information

CERILLIANT is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Snap-N-Shoot is a registered trademark of Cerilliant Corporation

Snap-N-Spike is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Safety Information

• pictograms: GHS02,GHS06,GHS08
• signalword: Danger
• hcodes: H225,H301 + H311 + H331,H370
• pcodes: P210 - P280 - P301 + P310 + P330 - P302 + P352 + P312 - P304 + P340 + P311
• Hazard Classifications: Acute Tox. 3 Dermal - Acute Tox. 3 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 3 Oral - Flam. Liq. 2 - STOT SE 1
• target_organs: Eyes
• Storage Class: 3 - Flammable liquids
• wgk_germany: WGK 1
• flash_point_f: 49.5 °F - closed cup
• flash_point_c: 9.7 °C - closed cup