Nomenclature
CAS number: 52-28-8
Galcodine (Galen).
C
18H
24NO
7P; mol wt 397.36.
C 54.41%, H 6.09%, N 3.52%, O 28.18%, P 7.79%.
Derivative
Hemihydrate.
Properties
(U.S.P.), fine, white, needle-shaped crystals
or cryst powder. Odorless; affected by light. Solns acid to litmus.
Freely sol in water; very sol in hot water; slightly sol in alcohol;
more sol in boiling alcohol.Derivative
Sesquihydrate.
Properties
Very efflorescent, small crystals or cryst powder.
One gram dissolves in 2.3 ml water, 0.5 ml water at 80°, 325 ml alcohol,
125 ml boiling alcohol, 4500 ml chloroform, 1875 ml ether. pH of
a 2% aq soln: 4.6. Keep well closed.Note
This is a controlled substance (opiate):
21 CFR, 1308.12.Therapeutic Category
Analgesic; antitussive.
Therapeutic Category (Veterinary)
Analgesic; antitussive.
Keywords
Analgesic; Opioids; Phenanthrenes; Antitussive