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Home/Compounds/API/Iron(3+) 2-hydroxypropane-1,2,3-tricarboxylate--hexitol (1/1/1)
C12H19FeO13
427.12 g/mol
API

Iron sorbitex

CAS1338-16-5
Category
API
Compound Class
Organometallic
Primary Use
Pharmaceutical Raw Material

Iron sorbitex is a pharmaceutical raw material used as an iron replacement for deficiency anemia. It is a salt-like, multi-fragment compound containing iron and sorbitol-derived components, commonly supplied for pharmaceutical manufacturing.

Pharmaceutical raw material for iron deficiency anemiaIron compound used in catalysis, pigments, and nutrition

Content scope: Information here supports chemical identification and industrial supply, research, and manufacturing contexts. It is not a therapeutic claim, medical advice, or drug-use instructions.

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Referencestereoisomer of

Galactitol

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sugar alcohol sweetener

Referencestereoisomer of

D-(-)-mannitol

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Referencestereoisomer of

Mannitol

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anti-caking and free flowing agent

Identifiers
IUPAC Name

(2R,3R,4R,5S)-hexane-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexol;2-hydroxypropane-1,2,3-tricarboxylate;iron(3+)

InChIKey

WNDUPUMWHYAJOR-SADXPQEKSA-K

SMILES

C([C@H]([C@H]([C@@H]([C@H](CO)O)O)O)O)O.C(C(=O)[O-])C(CC(=O)[O-])(C(=O)[O-])O.[Fe+3]

Synonyms (13)
  • Astra 1572
  • Iron sorbitex
  • Iron sorbitol
  • Iron sorbitol citrate
  • Jectofer
  • Yectofer
  • citric acid-iron-sorbitol