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Menadione

European Pharmacopoeia (EP) Reference Standard

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Synonym(s):
2-Methyl-1,4-naphthoquinone, Vitamin K3
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C11H8O2
CAS Number:
58-27-5
Molecular Weight:
172.18
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1908453
MDL number:
MFCD00001681
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
PubChem Substance ID:
329817767
NACRES:
NA.24

biological source

synthetic

grade

pharmaceutical primary standard

agency

EP

API family

menadione

form

solid

manufacturer/tradename

EDQM

technique(s)

gas chromatography (GC): suitable
liquid chromatography (LC): suitable

mp

105-107 °C (lit.)

application(s)

pharmaceutical (small molecule)

format

neat

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

CC1=CC(=O)c2ccccc2C1=O

InChI

1S/C11H8O2/c1-7-6-10(12)8-4-2-3-5-9(8)11(7)13/h2-6H,1H3

InChI key

MJVAVZPDRWSRRC-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

This product is provided as delivered and specified by the issuing Pharmacopoeia. All information provided in support of this product, including SDS and any product information leaflets have been developed and issued under the Authority of the Issuing Pharmacopoeia. For further information and support please go to the website of the issuing Pharmacopoeia.
Menadione, a fat-soluble vitamin, is an antihemorrhagic compound that plays an important role in blood coagulation. It takes part in blood clotting by activating prothrombin, the thrombin precursor.

Application

Menadione may be used as an EP reference standard for the determination of the analyte in pharmaceutical formulations by chromatography and spectrophotometry techniques.

Packaging

The product is delivered as supplied by the issuing Pharmacopoeia. For the current unit quantity, please visit the EDQM reference substance catalogue.

Other Notes

Sales restrictions may apply.

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Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 1 - Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - Skin Sens. 1 - STOT SE 3

target_organs

Respiratory system

wgk_germany

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

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GC-FID and HPLC-DAD methods for the determination of menadione sodium bisulphite directly and by converting menadione sodium bisulphite to menadione in pharmaceutical preparation
Demirkaya-Miloglu F, et al.
The Iranian Journal of Pharmaceutical Research, 13(2), 353-353 (2014)
Spectrophotometric determination of menadione and menadione sodium bisulfite in pharmaceutical preparations
Sastry CSP, et al.
International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 39(1-2), 137-140 (1987)
Menadione
European Pharmacopoeia Commission and European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines & Healthcare
European pharmacopoeia, 13(2), 2998-2998 (2008)
Spectrophotometric methods for the rapid determination of menadione and menadione sodium bisulphite and their application in pharmaceutical preparations
Nagaraja P, et al.
Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis, 28(1), 161-168 (2002)
H H Thijssen et al.
The British journal of nutrition, 75(1), 121-127 (1996-01-01)
We measured the vitamin K status in postmortem human tissues (brain, heart, kidney, liver, lung, pancreas) to see if there is a tissue-specific distribution pattern. Phylloquinone (K1) was recovered in all tissues with relatively high levels in liver, heart and
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