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Aciclovir

Specification:
  • Ph.Eur.
chemical name: 2-amino-9-[(2-hydroxyethoxy)methyl]-1,9-dihydro-6H-purin-6-one
molecular formula: C8H11N5O3
molecular weight: 225.2
CAS Registery number: 59277-89-3

General information:

A white or almost white, crystalline powder, slightly soluble in water, freely soluble in dimethyl sulphoxide, very slightly soluble in ethanol (96 per cent). It dissolves in dilute solutions of mineral acids and alkali hydroxides.

TESTS REQUIERMENTS METHODS
Identification:

- IR spectrum


comparison with reference substance spectrum
Ph. Eur.
Appearance of solution (0.25 g/25 ml in 0.1 M NaOH) solution is clear and not more intensely coloured than reference solution Y7 Ph. Eur.
Related substances:

a) thin-layer chromatography (TLC):

- impurity A

b) liquid chromatography (HPLC):

- guanine

- other single impurity

- sum of other single impurities





not more than 0.5%



not more than 0.7%

not more than 0.5%

not more than 1.0%
Ph. Eur.
Water not more than 6.0% Ph. Eur.
Sulphated ash not more than 0.1% Ph. Eur.
Content of aciclovir calculated with reference to the anhydrous substance 98.5% - 101.0% Ph. Eur.
Residual solvents:

- toluene

- methanol

- ethanol


not more than 200 ppm

not more than 600 ppm

not more than 1000 ppm
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