7-Aminocephalosporanic acid (CAS 957-68-6)

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7-Aminocephalosporanic acid

CAS No. 957-68-6
7-Aminocephalosporanic acid structure
Chemical structure
CAS No.957-68-6
Synonyms7-ACA; 7-Aminocephalosporanic acid
CategoryPharmaceutical Intermediates / Anti-infective & antiviral
Assay / Purity99%
Molecular FormulaC10H12N2O5S
Molecular Weight272.28
Melting Point—
Boiling Point—
Density—
Flash PointNot applicable (solid)
AppearanceWhite to off-white powder

Application and positioning

The fermentation-derived cephalosporin nucleus from which most semi-synthetic cephalosporins are made by 7-position acylation. Supplied with clarity and colour specification; moisture-controlled packaging for this enzyme-cleaved product. Laurand supplies it from audited Chinese producers in kilogram to multi-hundred-kilogram lots; process and regulatory documentation is coordinated case by case with the manufacturing site.

Quality and documentation

  • Batch-specific Certificate of Analysis with HPLC purity and a full impurity profile
  • Chiral purity by chiral HPLC where the molecule carries defined stereocentres
  • Residual solvent data against ICH Q3C and elemental impurity data against ICH Q3D on request
  • Structure confirmation by NMR and MS on first shipments
  • SDS in the language of your market, with GHS classification for the destination

Packaging and handling

  • 1 kg, 5 kg and 25 kg fibre drums with inner PE liner; amber glass bottles for gram quantities
  • Sealed, dry and protected from light; cold-chain arrangement discussed per product where the intermediate requires it
  • Store at ambient temperature in a dry warehouse, away from oxidising agents and moisture

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Values marked (predicted) are calculated estimates; the rest are published literature or supplier data. Where a property has no published value we leave it blank rather than estimate it. The specification of the delivered lot is confirmed with the quotation.

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Reference: CAS 957-68-6 · PubChem CID 441328