LAPACHOL

Synonyms. Lapachol; 2-Hydroxy-3-(3-methylbut-2-enyl)-1,4-naphthoquinone; 2-Hydroxy-3-(3-methyl-2-butenyl)-1,4-naphthalenedione; Bethabarra wood; C.I. 75490; C.I. Natural Yellow 16; Greenharten; Greenhartin; Lapachic acid; Taiguic acid; Tecomin; Zlut prirodni 16

LAPACHOL

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PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION

CAS RN

84-79-7

EINECS RN

201-563-7

FORMULA

C15H14O3

MOLE WEIGHT

242.27

H.S CODE

2914.69.9000

SMILES

c12c(C(C(O)=C(C1=O)C\C=C(\C)C)=O)cccc2

CLASSIFICATION

Antiparasitic agent, Naphthoquinone

EXTRA NOTES

a natural organic compound isolated from the lapacho tree.[3] This tree is known botanically as Handroanthus impetiginosus, but was formerly known by various other botanical names such as Tabebuia avellanedae.[4] Lapachol is also found in other species of Handroanthus. wikipedia

 

PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES

PHYSICAL STATE.

white to off-white crystalline powder

MELTING POINT

141 ~ 143 C

BOILING POINT

 

DENSITY

 

SOLUBILITY IN WATER

Slightly soluble

SOLVENT SOLUBILITY

Soluble in alcohol, chloroform, benzene, acetic acid. Soluble in aq NaOH solution forming a bright red sodium salt. Slightly soluble in ether

VAPOR DENSITY

 

log P(octanol-water)

3.13

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 - Lapachol

Wikipedia Linking - Lapachol

Google Scholar Search - Lapachol

U.S. National Library of Medicine - Lapachol

PubChem Compound Summary - Lapachol

KEGG (Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes) -  Lapachol

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

 

SALES SPECIFICATION

APPEARANCE

white to off-white crystalline powder

ASSAY

98% min

MELTING POINT

140 ~ 143 C

LOSS ON DRYING

1% max

HEAVY METALS

20ppm max

 

TRANSPORT & REGULATORY INFORMATION

UN NO.

 

HAZARD CLASS

 

PACKING GROUP  

 

SAFETY INFORMATION

HAZARD OVERVIEW

GHS (Globally Harmonised System) Classification: Acute toxicity (Oral), Acute toxicity (Inhalation), Acute toxicity (Dermal), Skin irritation, Eye irritation, Specific target organ toxicity.

SIGNAL WORD Warning

PICTOGRAMS

HAZARD STATEMENTS

H302-H312-H315-H319-H335

P STATEMENTS

P261-P-280-P305 + P351 + P338

EC DIRECTIVES

 

HAZARD CODES

RISK PHRASES

20/21/22-36/37/38

SAFETY PHRASES

26-36

 

PACKING

Preserve in light-resistant and well-closed containers