Specification
Description
Iron dextran is a dark reddish-brown liquid. Colloidal suspension of an iron-dextran complex in water. pH 5.2-6.5.
IUPAC Name
iron;sulfuric acid
Canonical SMILES
OS(=O)(=O)O.[Fe]
InChI
InChI=1S/Fe.H₂O4S/c;1-5(2,3)4/h;(H2,1,2,3,4)
InChI Key
MVZXTUSAYBWAAM-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Flash Point
greater than 200 °F (NTP, 1992)
Solubility
greater than or equal to 100 mg/mL at 66° F (NTP, 1992);Very soluble in water;Very soluble in DMSO; decomposes in 95% ethanol and acetone;Extremely soluble in water; insoluble in most org solvents;Completely miscible with 0.9% sodium chloride injection.
Color/Form
Dark brown, slightly viscous solution
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count
2
EC Number
233-336-3;618-390-1
Exact Mass
153.902315g/mol
Monoisotopic Mass
153.902315g/mol
Other Experimental
Dark-brown colloidal solution in saline
Stability
Complex is unstable at pH 5; it does not undergo autoxidation at ambient temp, but this does occur at 65-70 °C.