SULPIRIDE

PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION

CAS NO. 15676-16-1

SULPIRIDE

EINECS NO. 239-753-7
FORMULA C15H23N3O4S
MOL WT. 341.42

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TOXICITY

 
SYNONYMS N-1-(Ethylpyrrolidin-2-ylmethyl)-2-methoxy-5-sulfamoylbenzamide;
 (±)-5-(Aminosulfonyl)-N-[(1-ethyl-2-pyrrolidinyl)methyl]-2-methoxybenzamide; (±)-Sulpiride; Sulpirida;
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CLASSIFICATION

 

PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES

PHYSICAL STATE

white to off-white crystalline powder

MELTING POINT 180 - 185 C
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SOLUBILITY IN WATER Insoluble
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STABILITY

Stable under ordinary conditions.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION & APPLICATIONS

Sulpiride is a D-2-dopamine receptor antagonist which affects the level of a chemical messenger (neurotransmitter) in the brain called dopamine. It is used as an antidepressant and antipsychotic in the treatment of schizophrenia, hypomania and other psychoses. It is a white crystalline powder; slightly soluble in water; soluble in ethanol and 0.1 N HCl; administered orally and intramuscularly. The chemcial designation is N-[(1-Ethyl-2-pyrrolidinyl)methyl]-2- methoxy-5-sulfamoylbenzamide.
SALES SPECIFICATION

APPEARANCE

white crystalline powder

IDENTIFICATION

Complies Test A,B

PURITY

98.5% min

MELTING POINT

175 - 185 C

HEAVY METALS

10ppm max

LOSS ON DRYING

0.5% max

RESIDUE ON IGNITION

0.1% max
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