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90013

Etofibrate

analytical standard

Synonym(s):

2-[(Pyridin-3-yl)carbonyloxy]ethyl 2-(4-chlorophenoxy)-2-methylpropanoate, 3-Pyridinecarboxylic acid 2-[2-(4-chlorophenoxy)-2-methyl-1-oxopropoxy]ethyl ester

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C18H18ClNO5
CAS Number:
31637-97-5
Molecular Weight:
363.79
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
NACRES:
NA.24
PubChem Substance ID:
329769777
EC Number:
250-743-1
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
497931
MDL number:
MFCD00865727

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InChI key

XXRVYAFBUDSLJX-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

1S/C18H18ClNO5/c1-18(2,25-15-7-5-14(19)6-8-15)17(22)24-11-10-23-16(21)13-4-3-9-20-12-13/h3-9,12H,10-11H2,1-2H3

SMILES string

O=C(OCCOC(C(C)(C)OC1=CC=C(Cl)C=C1)=O)C2=CC=CN=C2

grade

analytical standard

assay

≥98.0% (HPLC)

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

application(s)

forensics and toxicology
pharmaceutical (small molecule)

format

neat

storage temp.

2-8°C

Quality Level

100

General description

Etofibrate (EF) is an ethylene glycol diester of clofibric and nicotinic acids. It is a cholesterol-lowering drug prescribed for treating hyperlipidaemias.

Application

Etofibrate may be used as an analytical reference standard for the determination of the analyte in plasma samples, pharmaceutical formulations, and environmental samples by analytical methods.

Other Notes

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Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

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Determination of 136 pharmaceuticals and hormones in sewage sludge using quick, easy, cheap, effective, rugged and safe extraction followed by analysis with liquid chromatography--time-of-flight-mass spectrometry
Peysson W and Vulliet E
Journal of Chromatography A, 1290(5), 46-61 (2013)
High performance liquid chromatographic determination of etofibrate and its hydrolysis products
El-Gindy A, et al.
Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis, 43(1), 196-203 (2007)
Pharmaceuticals in groundwaters: analytical methods and results of a monitoring program in Baden-W
Sacher F, et al.
Journal of Chromatography A, 938(1-2), 199-210 (2001)
Determination of etofibrate, fenofibrate, and atorvastatin in pharmaceutical preparations and plasma using differential pulse polarographic and square wave voltammetric techniques
Korany MA, et al.
Journal of AOAC (Association of Official Analytical Chemists) International, 91(5), 1051-1058 (2008)

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