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Specification Sheet

Product Name
L-Carnitine hydrochloride analytical standard

Product Number
94954

Product Brand
sial

CAS Number
6645-46-1

Molecular Weight
197.66

Test

Specification

APPEARANCE (COLOR)White to Off White
APPEARANCE (FORM)Powder or Crystals
PURITY (HPLC AREA %)≥ 97.0 %
SPECIFIC ROTATION (20/D)-26.0 - -22.0 Degrees
CONCENTRATIONc=0.2 in water
WATER≤ 5.0 % water (calcd from elemental analysis)
CARBON CONTENT42.54 % (Theory)
HYDROGEN CONTENT8.16 % (Theory)
NITROGEN CONTENT7.09 % (Theory)
PROTON NMR SPECTRUMCONFORMS TO STRUCTURE
EXPIRY PERIOD36 MONTHS