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1.6.2 Structural and molecular formulae and relative molecular mass<br />

Aristolochic acid I<br />

C 17H 11NO 7<br />

Aristolochic acid II<br />

C 16H 9NO 6<br />

1.6.3 Chemical and physical properties of the pure substance<br />

Aristolochic acids<br />

<strong>IARC</strong> <strong>M<strong>ON</strong>OGRAPHS</strong> VOLUME 82<br />

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O<br />

O<br />

O<br />

5<br />

6<br />

3<br />

4<br />

2<br />

7<br />

1<br />

8<br />

COOH<br />

NO2 10<br />

OCH 3<br />

Rel. mol. mass: 341.27<br />

Rel. mol. mass: 311.25<br />

(a) Description: Crystalline solid [aristolochic acid I] (Buckingham, 2001)<br />

(b) Melting-point: 281–286 °C, decomposes [aristolochic acid I] (Buckingham,<br />

2001)<br />

(c) Solubility: Slightly soluble in water; soluble in acetic acid, acetone, aniline,<br />

alkalis, chloroform, diethyl ether and ethanol; practically insoluble in benzene<br />

and carbon disulfide (O’Neil, 2001)<br />

(d) Octanol/water partition coefficient (P): log P, 3.48 (Buckingham, 2001)<br />

9<br />

COOH<br />

NO 2

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