C22H25NO6
399.4 g/mol
APIDanger
Colchicine
CAS64-86-8EC200-598-5
Category
API
Compound Class
Natural Product
Primary Use
Pharmaceutical Raw Material
Colchicine is a pharmaceutical raw material used in the manufacturing of active pharmaceutical ingredients. It has recognized potential for developmental toxicity and male reproductive toxicity based on regulatory labeling requirements.
Pharmaceutical raw material for gout suppressant manufacturingResearch compound for plant genetics, including chromosome doublingCompound used in Familial Mediterranean Fever treatment research
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Restricted or banned substances
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Relevant lists:California Proposition 65
CAS 64-86-8
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Referencestereoisomer of
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Safety Reference
Danger
H300Fatal if swallowed
H340May cause genetic defects
H330Fatal if inhaled
H310Fatal in contact with skin
H318Causes serious eye damage
Regulatory Compliance1
- California Proposition 65USRegulation
Customs Tariff Classification
The international HS code for Colchicine (CAS 64-86-8) is 2939.79.
HS code (international, 6-digit)
2939.79
EU CN code (8-digit)
2939 79 90
Classification per the EU customs inventory ECICS (2026-07 snapshot, HS 2022). National tariff lines and product form can affect the final classification.
Identifiers
IUPAC Name
N-[(7S)-1,2,3,10-tetramethoxy-9-oxo-6,7-dihydro-5H-benzo[a]heptalen-7-yl]acetamide
InChIKey
IAKHMKGGTNLKSZ-INIZCTEOSA-N
SMILES
CC(=O)N[C@H]1CCC2=CC(=C(C(=C2C3=CC=C(C(=O)C=C13)OC)OC)OC)OC
Synonyms (74)
- LOC
- LODOCO
- MYINFLA
- Colchicine (JP18/USP)
- Colchicine EP Impurity B
- Colchicine for system suitability, European Pharmacopoeia (EP)
- Colchicine, (European Pharmacopoeia (EP) Reference Standard)
- Colchicine, United States Pharmacopeia (USP)
- (S)-colchicin
- (S)-colchicina
- (S)-colchicine
- 4lzr
- 4o2b
- 7-alpha-H-Colchicine
- Artrichine;
- COLCHICINE IMPURITY B
- COLCHICINE [MART.]
- COLCHICINUM 4x
- Colchcine
- Colchiceine methyl ether;
- Colchicin
- Colchicin [German]
- Colchicina
- Colchicina [Italian]
- Colchicine (Standard)
- Colchicine CRS
- Colchicine Tablets 0.5 mg
- Colchicine, >=96.0% (HPLC)
- Colchicinum
- Colchineos
- Colchisol
- Colchysat
- Colcin
- Colcrys
- Colsaloid
- Colstat
- Condylon
- Goutnil
- Kolkicin
- MITIGARE COMPONENT COLCHICINE
- Mitigare
- PROBEN-C COMPONENT COLCHICINE
- colchicine
- spindle poison