| Ribavirin Basic information | |
| Product Name: | Ribavirin |
| Synonyms: | Ribavirin Powder;Ribavirin – CAS 36791-04-5 – Calbiochem;Ribavirin CP2005,USP29;1-β-D-RIBOFURANOSYL-1H-1, 2, 4-TRIAZOLE-3-CARBOXAMIDE (RIBAVIRIN);1–D-Ribofuranosyl-1H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide;Ribavirin-13C2;1-β-D-ribofuranozyl-1H-1，2，4-triazole-3-carboxamide;RTC |
| CAS: | 36791-04-5 |
| MF: | C8H12N4O5 |
| MW: | 244.21 |
| EINECS: | 636-825-3 |
| Product Categories: | Antivirals for Research and Experimental Use;Biochemistry;Chemical Reagents for Pharmacology Research;Nucleosides and their analogs;Nucleosides, Nucleotides & Related Reagents;Anti-virals;Inhibitors;Intermediates & Fine Chemicals;Non-nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase;Pharmaceuticals;API’s;Antiviral;Bases & Related Reagents;Carbohydrates & Derivatives;Nucleotides;Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients |
| Mol File: | 36791-04-5.mol |
| Introduction | Ribavirin, also known as ribavirin, is considered a broad-spectrum antiviral. Colorless or white crystalline powder, odorless, tasteless. Stable at room temperature. Soluble in water, slightly soluble in ethanol, chloroform and ether, etc. |
| Application | Ribavirin, a guanosine and hypoxanthine nucleoside analogues, is a broad-spectrum antiviral drug that has good inhibition against a variety of DNA and RNA viruses. It has many action sites, is not easy to produce drug resistance, high efficacy, low toxicity, small side effects and other characteristics, and has been used in the treatment of a variety of viruses. It is clinically used to treat hepatitis C virus, respiratory synspora virus and Lassa fever virus infection. |
| Ribavirin Chemical Properties | |
| Melting point | 174-176°C |
| alpha | D25 -36.5° (c = 1 in water); D20 -38° (c = 1 in water) |
| Boiling point | 387.12°C (rough estimate) |
| density | 1.4287 (rough estimate) |
| refractive index | -36 ° (C=1, H2O) |
| storage temp. | 2-8°C |
| solubility | Freely soluble in water, slightly soluble in ethanol (96 per cent), slightly soluble or very slightly soluble in methylene chloride. It shows polymorphism (5.9). |
| pka | 12.95±0.70(Predicted) |
| form | White solid |
| Water Solubility | >=10 g/100 mL at 19 ºC |
| Merck | 14,8198 |
| InChIKey | IWUCXVSUMQZMFG-AFCXAGJDSA-N |
