HYPERICIN

Synonyms. Hypericin; 4,5,7,4',5',7'-Hexahydroxy-2,2'-dimethyl- mesonapthtodianthron; Hypericum red; 1,3,4,6,8,13-Hexahydroxy-10,11-dimethylphenanthro(1,10,9,8-opqra) perylene-7,14-dione;

HYPERICIN

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PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION

CAS RN

548-04-9

EINECS RN

208-941-0

FORMULA

C30H16O8

MOLE WEIGHT

504.44

H.S CODE

2914.50.3000

SMILES

c12c3c4c5c(cc(c4c(=O)c4c3c(c(cc4O)O)c3c2c(c(O)cc3O)c(c2c1c5c( cc2 O)C)=O)O)C

CLASSIFICATION

Anthraquinone, Virucide, Antidepressant

EXTRA NOTES

Anthraquinone-derivative within St. John′s wort. Antibacterial effective against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria.
Below pH 11.5 solns are red, above pH 11.5 they are green with red fluorescence.

 

PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES

PHYSICAL STATE.

black powder

MELTING POINT

320 C (Decomposes)

BOILING POINT

 

DENSITY

 

SOLUBILITY IN WATER

 

SOLVENT SOLUBILITY

Freely sol in pyridine, organic bases with red fluorescence.

VAPOR DENSITY

 

log P(octanol-water)

8.78

VAPOR PRESSURE

 

AUTOIGNITION TEMP

 
pK

 

REFRACTIVE INDEX

 

FLASH POINT

 

 

STABILITY AND REACTIVITY
STABILITY Stable under normal conditions.

INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS

Strong oxidizing agents

POLYMERIZATION

Has not been reported

NFPA RATINGS

Health: 1, Flammability: 0, Reactivity: 0

 

EXTERNAL LINKS & GENERAL DESCRIPTION

USA.gov - Hypericin

Wikipedia Linking - Hypericin

Google Scholar Search - Hypericin

U.S. National Library of Medicine - Hypericin

PubChem Compound Summary - Hypericin

KEGG (Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes) -  Hypericin

ChEBI (http://www.ebi.ac.uk/chebi/) -  Hypericin

NCBI (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/) -  Hypericin

 

SALES SPECIFICATION

APPEARANCE

brown to black powder

ASSAY

98% min

 

TRANSPORT & REGULATORY INFORMATION

UN NO.

 

HAZARD CLASS

 

PACKING GROUP  

 

SAFETY INFORMATION

HAZARD OVERVIEW

GHS (Globally Harmonised System) Classification: Acute toxicity (Oral). Skin sensitization. Hazard statements: Toxic if swallowed. May cause an allergic skin reaction.

SIGNAL WORD Warning

PICTOGRAMS

HAZARD STATEMENTS

H301-H317

P STATEMENTS

P280-P301 + P310

EC DIRECTIVES

 

HAZARD CODES

RISK PHRASES

22-43

SAFETY PHRASES

36/37

 

PACKING

Preserve in light-resistant and well-closed containers