Caffeine, 99.7%

CAS: 58-08-2

Ref. 02-039214

Product Information

• Name: Caffeine, 99.7%
• Synonyms: caffeine, fioricet, esgic-plus, esgic, cafergot, norgesic, caffine, fiorinal, cafeina, cafeine, 1,3,7-Trimethyl-2,3,6,7-tetrahydro-1H-purine-2,6-dione, 1,3,7-Trimethyl-2,6-Dioxopurine, 1,3,7-Trimethyl-3,7-dihydro-purine-2,6-dione, 1,3,7-Trimethyl-7H-purine-2,6-dione, 1,3,7-Trimethylxanthine, 1H-Purine-2,6-dione, 3,7-dihydro-1,3,7-trimethyl-, 3,7-Dihydro-1,3,7-trimethyl-1H-purine-2,6-dione, 3,7-Dihydro-1,3,7-trimethyl-1H-purine-2,6-dione~1,3,7-Trimethylxanthine, 7-Methyltheophylline, Alert-Pep, Asia migrine, Cafalgine, Cafeina, Cafeine, Caffedrine, Caffein, Caffeine Methyltheophylline, Caffeine Anhydrous, Cafipel, Coffein, DHCplus, Dasin, Diurex, Durvitan, Green tea extract Caffeine, Guarana Extract, Guaranine, Hycomine, Koffein, Mateina, Melting Point Standard Caffeine, Methyltheobromine, Midron extra, Miudol, Natural Caffeinum, New Cetamol, No-Doz, Nsc 5036, Palergot-C, Phensal, Propoxyphene Compound 65, Refresh'n, SK 65 Compound, Shape Plus, Stay Alert, Stim, Synalgos, Thein, Theine, Tri-Aqua, Vivarin, Wigraine, Xanthine, 1,3,7-Trimethyl-
• CAS: 58-08-2

Description

It acts as a stimulant drug and a reversible acetylcholinesterase inhibitor. It plays an important role for the inactivation of Escherichia coli O 157:H 7 in brain heart infusion (BHI) broth. It is also useful for the protection from photodamage after ultraviolet irradiation. This Thermo Scientific Chemicals brand product was originally part of the Alfa Aesar product portfolio. Some documentation and label information may refer to the legacy brand. The original Alfa Aesar product / item code or SKU reference has not changed as a part of the brand transition to Thermo Scientific Chemicals.

• Brand: Alfa Aesar By Thermo Fisher Scientific

Chemical properties

• Molecular weight: 194.19
• Formula: C₈H₁₀N₄O₂
• Purity: 99.7%
• Color/Form: White to off-white, Powder
• InChI key: RYYVLZVUVIJVGH-UHFFFAOYSA-N