Melting point: |
231-233 °C(lit.) |
alpha |
89 º (c=1, 0.1N NaOH) |
Boiling point: |
573.6±35.0 °C(Predicted) |
Density |
1.2693 (rough estimate) |
refractive index |
90.5 ° (C=2, 0.1mol/L NaOH) |
storage temp. |
-20°C |
solubility |
H2O: 0.2 mg/mL Solubility increases with addition of 1 N NaOH. |
form |
powder |
pka |
4.74±0.10(Predicted) |
color |
White crystalline powder or fine long needles |
PH |
4.5 (0.1g/l, H2O) |
optical activity |
[α]20/D +91±2°, c = 1% in 0.1 M NaOH |
Water Solubility |
Soluble in hot water, dimethyl sulfoxide, alcohol and benzene. |
Sensitive |
Light Sensitive |
Merck |
14,1231 |
BRN |
86838 |
Stability: |
Stable, but light sensitive. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents, strong bases, strong acids, formaldehyde, chloramine-T, nitrous acid. |
InChIKey |
YBJHBAHKTGYVGT-ZKWXMUAHSA-N |
LogP |
0.861 (est) |
CAS DataBase Reference |
58-85-5(CAS DataBase Reference) |
NIST Chemistry Reference |
Biotin(58-85-5) |
EPA Substance Registry System |
Biotin (58-85-5) |