Vitamins

Product name:

Vitamin K3

Molecular Formula:

C11H8O2

Molecular Weight:

172.2

CAS No.:

58-27-5

Description

Menadione is a pale-yellow, crystalline powder. It is practically insoluble in water, freely soluble in toluene, sparingly soluble in alcohol and in methanol. It is unstable in light.

Application

Vitamin K3 is a procoagulant that can be used to treat bleeding disorders caused by vitamin K deficiency, such as neonatal hemorrhage, vitamin K deficiency caused by intestinal malabsorption, and low prothrombinemia.

Specification

Appearance

Pale-yellow, crystalline powder

Melting range

105 °C ~107°C

Related substances

Any spot in the chromatogram obtained with the test solution, apart from the principal spot, is not more intense than the spot in the chromatogram obtained with the reference solution (0.5 per cent).

Loss on drying

≤0.3%

Sulfated ash

≤0.1%

Assay

98.5-101.0%

Packing

25kg/carton or as per requirement.

Storage

Preserve in well-closed, light-resistant containers. Store at 25°C, excursions permitted between 15°C and 30°C.