| D-Biotin Chemical Properties |
| 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) |
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