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Specification Sheet

Product Name
Pentobarbital sodium salt

Product Number
p3761

Product Brand
sigma

CAS Number
57-33-0

Molecular Weight
248.25

Test

Specification

APPEARANCEWHITE TO OFF-WHITE POWDER
SOLUBILITYCLEAR COLORLESS SOLUTION AT 50MG/ML IN WATER
IR SPECTRUMCONFORMS TO STRUCTURE
LOSS ON DRYING< OR = 3.5%
CARBON *51.9 TO 54.5%
NITROGEN *11.0 TO 11.6%
SODIUM *8.0 TO 10.0%
PURITY BY THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY> OR = 98%
* DRY BASIS
RECOMMENDED RETEST3 YEARS
DOCUMENT #P3761/10/04/10/5