• British Pharmacopoeia Volume V
  • Appendices
  • Appendix I A. General Reagents

N-Acetylneuraminic Acid

N-Acetylneuraminic Acid O-Sialic acid; C11H19NO9 = 309.3 (131-48-6)

Melting point, about 186°, with decomposition; bp2012_v5_46_001_[appendix_i_a]_a_revised_texts_ep7-3 [alpha]_20_d.png, about –36 (1% w/v in water).