Reserpine, 99%, Thermo Scientific Chemicals

Description

Inhibits vesicular uptake of catecholamines and serotoninReserpine is an antipsychotic and antihypertensive drug used to treat the hypertension, strokes, heart attacks and kidney problems. It is used to treat the symptoms of dyskinesia in patients who are affected by huntington’s disease. It is widely used as a reference material in the mass spectroscopy technique and also used as a sedative for horses.

This Thermo Scientific Chemicals brand product was originally part of the Alfa Aesar product portfolio. Some documentation and label information may refer to the legacy brand. The original Alfa Aesar product / item code or SKU reference has not changed as a part of the brand transition to Thermo Scientific Chemicals.

Solubility
Soluble in water.

Notes
Incompatible with reducing agents and oxidizing agents.

Specifications

Chemical Identifiers

• CAS: 50-55-5
• Molecular Formula: C33H40N2O9
• Molecular Weight (g/mol): 608.688
• MDL Number: MFCD00005091
• InChI Key: QEVHRUUCFGRFIF-MDEJGZGSSA-N
• Synonym: reserpine, serpalan, serpasil, serpivite, apoplon, deserpine, elserpine, hiserpia, hypersil, raunervil
• PubChem CID: 5770
• ChEBI: CHEBI:28487
• IUPAC Name: methyl (1R,15S,17R,18R,19S,20S)-6,18-dimethoxy-17-(3,4,5-trimethoxybenzoyl)oxy-1,3,11,12,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21-dodecahydroyohimban-19-carboxylate
• SMILES: COC1C(CC2CN3CCC4=C(C3CC2C1C(=O)OC)NC5=C4C=CC(=C5)OC)OC(=O)C6=CC(=C(C(=C6)OC)OC)OC

• Melting Point: ∼265°C
• Beilstein: 102014
• Merck Index: 14,8145
• Solubility Information: Soluble in water.
• Formula Weight: 608.69
• Percent Purity: 99%
• Quantity: 5 g
• Chemical Name or Material: Reserpine

Safety and Handling

Hazard Category	H302+H312+H332-H350-H360D
Hazard Statement	GHS H Statement H301-H360-H351 Toxic if swallowed. May damage fertility or the unborn child. Suspected of causing cancer.
Precautionary Statement	P201-P202-P261-P264b-P270-P271-P281-P301+P312-P302+P352-P304+P340-P308+P313-P312-P330-P363-P501c
DOTInformation	Hazard Class: 6.1; Packaging Group: III
EINECSNumber	200-047-9
RTECSNumber	ZG0350000
TSCA	Yes
Recommended Storage	Ambient temperatures

SDS

RUO – Research Use Only