Morphine Hydrochloride
| Grade | Pharmaceutical |
| Pharmacopoeia | EP, BP |
| CAS No. | 55-06-7 |
| Product Name | Morphine Hydrochloride |
| Chemical Name | 7,8-Didehydro-4,5α-epoxy-17-methylmorphinan-3,6α-diol hydrochloride trihydrate |
| Function | Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) |
| Industrial Application | Pharmaceutical |
| Category | Pain management |
General Description
Morphine is used to treat moderate to severe pain when alternative pain relief medicines are not effective or not tolerated. Morphine is an opioid pain relieving medication that usually provides significant pain relief for short-term or chronic pain. It belongs to a class of medications called opiate (narcotic) analgesics.
Physical Characteristics
| Molecular formula | C₁₇H₂₀ClNO₃·3H₂O |
| Molecular weight | 375.8 |
| Appearance | White or almost white, crystalline powder or colourless, silky needles or cubical masses, efflorescent in a dry atmosphere |
| Solubility | Soluble in water, slightly soluble in ethanol (96%), practically insoluble in toluene |
| Water | 12.5% to 15.5% |
| Specific optical rotation | -110 to -115 (anhydrous substance) |
| Sulfated ash | Maximum 0.1% |
| Purity | Minimum 99.0% |
| Assay | 98.0% to 102.0% (anhydrous substance) |
| Storage | Protected from light |
| Stability | Stable at least 2 years at room temperature |