PRODUCT Properties
| Melting point: | ~230 °C |
| Boiling point: | 435.71°C (rough estimate) |
| Density | 1.0639 (rough estimate) |
| refractive index | 1.6120 (estimate) |
| storage temp. | −20°C |
| pka | 14.56±0.70(Predicted) |
| Merck | 13,4445 |
Description and Uses
Gitoxigenin is a related compound of Digitoxigenin, which has been used in a study to assess its stereochemical effects in cancer cytotoxicity. Digitoxigenin has also been used in a study to investigate the advantage of gold(I)-catalyzed glycosidation of glycosyl o-alkyl benzoates to assemble digitoxin.
Safety
| Symbol(GHS) | ![]() GHS06 |
| Signal word | Danger |
| Hazard statements | H311-H301-H331 |
| Precautionary statements | P264-P270-P301+P310-P321-P330-P405-P501-P280-P302+P352-P312-P322-P361-P363-P405-P501-P261-P271-P304+P340-P311-P321-P403+P233-P405-P501 |
| Hazard Codes | T |
| Risk Statements | 23/24/25 |
| Safety Statements | 36/37/39-45 |
| RIDADR | UN 1544 6.1/PG 1 |
| WGK Germany | 3 |
| RTECS | FH5391000 |
| F | 10 |
| HazardClass | 6.1(b) |
| PackingGroup | III |





