CARBOPLATIN

PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION

CAS NO. 41575-94-4

CARBOPLATIN

EINECS NO. 255-446-0
FORMULA C6H12N2O4Pt
MOL WT. 371.25

H.S. CODE

 

TOXICITY

 
SYNONYMS 1,1-Cyclobutanedicarboxylatodiammine Platinum (II);
1,1-Cyclobutanedicarboxylate diamine platinum(II); Paraplatin; cis-(1,1-Cyclobutane dicarboxylato) diamineplatinum(II); cis-Diamine (1,1-cyclobutaned icarboxylato) platinum(II); (SP-4-2)- diamine (1,1-cyclobutanedicarboxylato (2-)-O,O')-platinum (II);
DERIVATION

 

CLASSIFICATION

 

PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES

PHYSICAL STATE white crystalline powder
MELTING POINT  
BOILING POINT  
SPECIFIC GRAVITY  
SOLUBILITY IN WATER Soluble
pH  
VAPOR DENSITY

 

AUTOIGNITION

 

NFPA RATINGS

 

REFRACTIVE INDEX

 

FLASH POINT  
STABILITY

Stable under ordinary conditions

GENERAL DESCRIPTION & APPLICATIONS

Carboplatin, a platinum coordination compound which contains a platinum atom surrounded with two ammonia groups and two other ligands in a ring structure. Cisplatin is an analogue which has two chloride atoms instead of ring structure. Oxaliplatin contains a platinum atom complexed with 1,2-diaminocyclohexane and with an oxalate ligand as a leaving group. It is known that diaminocyclohexane group contributes greater cytotoxicity than cisplatin and carboplatin. Oxaliplatin is not generally cross-resistant to cisplatin or carboplatin. They are capable of forming platinum complexes producing inter- and intrastrand DNA crosslinks with neighboring guanine residues, resulting in DNA-mismatch repair (MMR) activity in the cancer cells. Carboplatin has less nephrotoxicity, neurotoxicity, ototoxicity and emetogenesis and more stability than cisplatin. They, platinum-based antineoplastics, have a broad spectrum of antitumor activity in the treatments of carcinomas of ovarian, testicular, bladder, small and non–small cell lung, head and neck carcinoma, and seminoma. They are synergistic with fluorouracil. They are radiation sensitive. The chemical designation of cisplatin is (SP-4-2)-diaminedichloroplatinum (II). It is a yellow crystalline powder; soluble in water and saline; administered intravenously. The chemical designation of carboplatin is (SP-4-2)-diammine [1,1-cyclobutanedicarboxylato (2-)-0, 0']- platinum (II). It is a white crystalline powder; soluble in water; insoluble in ethanol, acetone, and dimethylacetamide; administered intravenously. The chemical designation of oxaliplatin is SP-4-2-(1R-trans))- (1,2-cyclohexanediamine-N,N')- (ethanedioato(2-)-O,O') platinum (II). It is a white crystalline powder; soluble in water; very slightly soluble in methanol; insoluble in ethanol, hexane, benzene and acetone.
SALES SPECIFICATION

APPEARANCE

white crystalline powder

IDENTIFICATION

Complies Test A,B

ASSAY

98.0 - 102.0% (HPLC)

PLATINUM CONTENT

52.0 - 53.0%

RELATED SUBSTANCE

0.5% max (1,1-Cyclobutane dicarboxylic acid)

WATER

0.5% max

INSOLUBLES IN WATER

0.5% max

pH

5.0 - 7.0 (10mg/ml in water)

CLARITY

Complies

SILVER

10ppm max
BARIUM 10ppm max
TRANSPORTATION
PACKING
 
HAZARD CLASS 6.1 (Packing Group:III)
UN NO. 2811
OTHER INFORMATION
Hazard Symbols: T , Risk Phrases: 46-61-20/21/22-42/43, Safety Phrases: 53-22-26-36/37/39-45

GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF ALKYLATING AGENTS AS ANTITUMOR

Alkylating agents are used in cancer chemotherapy by the substitutiopn of alkyl groups for the hydrogen atoms in biological organic compounds present in cells to inhibit tumor growth with mutagenic activity. They cross-links DNA, makes the strands unable to seperate, and induces mutations. They are cell cycle non-specific drugs. Their effects primarily occurs in proliferating tissues which don't have time to mitose DNA repair systems. Classes of alkylating agents for antineoplastic include:
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