Name: Atorvastatin calcium

 

Cas.No.: 134523-03-8

 

M.F.: C₆₆H₆₈CaF₂N₄O₁₀.3H2O

 

M.W:1209.42

 

Appearance: white or almost white powder, odourless , tasteless, slightly  hygroscopicity ;

 

Freely soluble in methanol, very slightly soluble in chloroform, insoluble in water, ethyl acetate,

aether and cyclohexane ;

 

Purity:≥98% on the anhydrous basis;

 

Loss on drying: 3%~6%

 

Specific rotation:-9°~-7°

 

Related impurities: The peak area of total impurities ≤1%; the peak area of the individual impurity≤0.3%;

 

Heavy metal:≤ 20 PPM