Epirubicin (hydrochloride)
CAS: 56390-09-1
Category: Antibiotics
| Purity | Reagent Grade ≥98%, High-Purity Grade ≥99%, Technical Grade ≥95% |
| Molecular Formula | C27H30ClNO11 |
| Molecular Weight | 579.98 |
| Appearance | Red to dark red crystalline powder |
| Packaging | 1 g/lyophilized vial, 5 g/amber bottle. |
| Testing Indicators | Appearance — Visual inspection; Identification — IR, Fluorescence; Purity — RP-HPLC; pH — Potentiometry; Chloride — Argentometric titration; Heavy metals — ICP-MS; Moisture — Karl Fischer titration; Microbial limits — Membrane filtration; Anthracycline epimers — Chiral 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 specified time. |
| Lead Time | days |
Used as an anthracycline intermediate in the synthesis of intravenous chemotherapeutic agents for breast cancer, gastric cancer, and lymphomas.