A potential impurity found in commercial preparations of safinamide
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Safinamide Acid

Item No. 35084

Technical Information
Formal Name
N-[[4-[(3-fluorophenyl)methoxy]phenyl]methyl]-L-alanine
CAS Number
1160513-60-9
Molecular Formula
C17H18FNO3
Formula Weight
Purity
≥95%
A solid
λmax
227 nm
SMILES
O(CC1=CC(F)=CC=C1)C2=CC=C(CN[C@H](C(O)=O)C)C=C2
InChi Code
InChI=1S/C17H18FNO3/c1-12(17(20)21)19-10-13-5-7-16(8-6-13)22-11-14-3-2-4-15(18)9-14/h2-9,12,19H,10-11H2,1H3,(H,20,21)/t12-/m0/s1
InChi Key
OMBVXGARDCQQMQ-LBPRGKRZSA-N
Shipping & Storage Information
Storage
-20°C
Shipping
Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere
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    Product Description

    Safinamide acid is a potential impurity found in commercial preparations of safinamide.1 It is also a degradation product of safinamide (Item No. 21546) formed under conditions of thermal and oxidative stress.

    WARNING This product is not for human or veterinary use.

    References & Product Citations
    Product Description References

    1. Zou, L., Sun, L., Zhang, H., et alIdentification, characterization, and quantification of impurities of safinamide mesilate: Process-related impurities and degradation products. J. AOAC Int. 100(4), 1029-1037 (2017).