Irinotecan
CAS: 97682-44-5
Category: Alkaloids
| Purity | Reagent Grade ≥98%, High-Purity Grade ≥99%, Technical Grade ≥95% |
| Molecular Formula | C33H38N4O6 |
| Molecular Weight | 586.68 |
| Appearance | White to pale yellow crystalline powder |
| Packaging | 1 g/lyophilized vial, 5 g/amber glass bottle. |
| Testing Indicators | Appearance — Visual inspection; Identification — IR, LC-MS; Purity — RP-HPLC; Polymorphic form — XRPD; Residual solvents — HS-GC; Heavy metals — ICP-MS; Moisture — Karl Fischer titration; Microbial limits — Pour plate; Camptothecin impurities — HPLC. |
| Storage Notes | Stored as lyophilized powder at 2-8°C in a tightly closed container, protected from light; reconstituted solutions must be used within 24 hours. |
| Lead Time | days |
Used as a topoisomerase I inhibitor intermediate in the synthesis of intravenous chemotherapeutic agents for metastatic colorectal cancer.