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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C16H14N2O
CAS Number:
72-44-6
Molecular Weight:
250.30
MDL number:
MFCD00057320
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
PubChem Substance ID:
329817730
NACRES:
NA.24
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grade

certified reference material

Quality Level

300

form

liquid

packaging

ampule of 1 mL

manufacturer/tradename

Cerilliant®

drug control

Narcotic Licence Schedule A (Switzerland); psicótropo (Spain); Decreto Lei 15/93: Tabela IIC (Portugal)

concentration

1 mg/mL in methanol

technique(s)

gas chromatography (GC): suitable
liquid chromatography (LC): suitable

application(s)

clinical testing

format

single component solution

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

Cc1ccccc1N2C(C)=Nc3ccccc3C2=O

InChI

1S/C16H14N2O/c1-11-7-3-6-10-15(11)18-12(2)17-14-9-5-4-8-13(14)16(18)19/h3-10H,1-2H3

InChI key

JEYCTXHKTXCGPB-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Gene Information

human ... GABRA1(2554), GABRA2(2555), GABRA3(2556), GABRA4(2557), GABRA5(2558), GABRA6(2559), GABRB1(2560), GABRB2(2561), GABRB3(2562), GABRD(2563), GABRE(2564), GABRG1(2565), GABRG2(2566), GABRG3(2567), GABRP(2568), GABRQ(55879)

General description

Methaqualone is a sedative-hypnotic and a central nervous system depressant sold under the trade name Quaalude for treatment of insomnia. Methaqualone also has a history of abuse, known by street names such as Disco biscuits, Lemmons, and 714s. This certified solution standard is applicable for use as starting material in calibrators or controls for a variety of LC/MS or GC/MS applications from urine drug testing to forensic analysis and clinical toxicology.

Legal Information

CERILLIANT is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Dermal - Acute Tox. 3 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 3 Oral - Flam. Liq. 2 - STOT SE 1

Target Organs

Eyes

Storage Class Code

3 - Flammable liquids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

49.5 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

9.7 °C - closed cup

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