H159

Heroin

analytical standard, ≥98% (HPLC)

• Synonym(s): Diacetylmorphine
• Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C₂₁H₂₃NO₅
• CAS Number: 561-27-3
• Molecular Weight: 369.41
• EC Number: 209-217-7
• MDL number: MFCD00468072
• UNSPSC Code: 41116107
• PubChem Substance ID: 329815171
• NACRES: NA.24

Properties

• grade: analytical standard
• Quality Level: 100
• Assay: ≥98% (HPLC)
• form: powder
• drug control: USDEA Schedule I; regulated under CDSA - not available from Sigma-Aldrich Canada; estupefaciente (Spain); Decreto Lei 15/93: Tabela IA (Portugal)
• storage condition: desiccated
• technique(s): HPLC: suitable; gas chromatography (GC): suitable
• color: white to beige
• solubility: H₂O: <0.2 mg/mL; DMSO: 5 mg/mL, clear; ethanol: 6 mg/mL; 0.1 M HCl: <6.67 mg/mL
• application(s): forensics and toxicology; pharmaceutical (small molecule); veterinary
• format: neat
• SMILES string: CN1CC[C@]23[C@H]4Oc5c(OC(C)=O)ccc(C[C@@H]1[C@@H]2C=C[C@@H]4OC(C)=O)c35
• InChI: 1S/C21H23NO5/c1-11(23)25-16-6-4-13-10-15-14-5-7-17(26-12(2)24)20-21(14,8-9-22(15)3)18(13)19(16)27-20/h4-7,14-15,17,20H,8-10H2,1-3H3/t14-,15+,17-,20-,21-/m0/s1
• InChI key: GVGLGOZIDCSQPN-PVHGPHFFSA-N

Description

General description

Heroin is a highly addictive illicit drug and opioid agonist, widely used in medical applications as an analgesic.

Application

Heroin may be used as a standard to determine the amount of heroin present in clandestine heroin samples using capillary zone electrophoresis (CZE) technique. Heroin may be used as an analytical reference standard for the quantification of the analyte in biological samples using different chromatography techniques.

Heroin may be used as a standard to determine the amount of heroin present in clandestine heroin samples using capillary zone electrophoresis (CZE) technique.

Refer to the product′s Certificate of Analysis for more information on a suitable instrument technique. Contact Technical Service for further support.

Safety Information

• Pictograms: GHS06
• Signal Word: Danger
• Hazard Statements: H300 + H310 + H330
• Precautionary Statements: P260 - P262 - P264 - P280 - P302 + P352 + P310 - P304 + P340 + P310
• Hazard Classifications: Acute Tox. 2 Dermal - Acute Tox. 2 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 2 Oral
• Storage Class Code: 6.1A - Combustible, acute toxic Cat. 1 and 2 / very toxic hazardous materials
• WGK: WGK 3
• Flash Point(F): Not applicable
• Flash Point(C): Not applicable
• Personal Protective Equipment: dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves