C24H40O4
392.6 g/mol
APIWarning
Chenodeoxycholic acid
CAS474-25-9EC207-481-8
Category
API
Compound Class
Steroid
Primary Use
Pharmaceutical Raw Material
Chenodeoxycholic acid is a bile acid that acts as a detergent to solubilize fats for intestinal absorption. It is used as a pharmaceutical raw material in the manufacturing of compounds for dissolving gallstones.
pharmaceutical raw material for gallstone dissolutionbile acid for research on fat absorption
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Relevant lists:California Proposition 65
CAS 474-25-9
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Referencestereoisomer of
Ursodiol
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Referencestereoisomer of
Allochenodeoxycholate
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Referencestereoisomer of
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Safety Reference
Warning
H302Harmful if swallowed
H312Harmful in contact with skin
H315Causes skin irritation
H319Causes serious eye irritation
H332Harmful if inhaled
H335May cause respiratory irritation
H361Suspected of damaging fertility or the unborn child
Regulatory Compliance1
- California Proposition 65USRegulation
Customs Tariff Classification
The international HS code for Chenodeoxycholic acid (CAS 474-25-9) is 2918.19.
HS code (international, 6-digit)
2918.19
EU CN code (8-digit)
2918 19 98
Classification per the EU customs inventory ECICS (2026-07 snapshot, HS 2022). National tariff lines and product form can affect the final classification.
Identifiers
IUPAC Name
(4R)-4-[(3R,5S,7R,8R,9S,10S,13R,14S,17R)-3,7-dihydroxy-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-tetradecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-17-yl]pentanoic acid
InChIKey
RUDATBOHQWOJDD-BSWAIDMHSA-N
SMILES
C[C@H](CCC(=O)O)[C@H]1CC[C@@H]2[C@@]1(CC[C@H]3[C@H]2[C@@H](C[C@H]4[C@@]3(CC[C@H](C4)O)C)O)C
Synonyms (94)
- CTEXLI
- Acide chenodeoxycholique [INN-French]
- Acido chenodeoxicholico [INN-Spanish]
- Acidum chenodeoxycholicum [INN-Latin]
- Chenodeoxycholic acid (JP16/INN)
- Chenodeoxycholic acid (JP18/INN)
- Chenodeoxycholic acid, European Pharmacopoeia (EP)
- Chenodiol (USAN)
- Ursodeoxycholic Acid EP Impurity A
- Ursodeoxycholic Acid EP Impurity A ; Chenodeoxycholic Acid
- (+)-chenodeoxycholate
- 3a,7a-dihydroxy-5b-cholanate
- 7a-Hydroxy-desoxycholsaeure
- Acid, Chenic
- Acid, Chenique
- Acid, Chenodeoxycholic
- Acid, Gallodesoxycholic
- Acide chenodeoxycholique
- Acido chenodeoxicholico
- Acidum chenodeoxycholicum
- Anthropodeoxycholic acid
- Anthropodesoxycholic acid
- Anthropododesoxycholic acid
- CDCA (Standard)
- CHENIX (TN)
- CHENODEOXYCHOLIC ACID [MART.]
- Cdca
- Chendal
- Chendeoxycholic Acid
- Chendol
- Chendol 125
- Chendol 250
- Chenic acid
- Chenique Acid
- Chenix
- Chenocedon
- Chenocholic acid
- Chenocol
- Chenodal
- Chenodeoxycholate, Sodium
- Chenodeoxycholic acid CRS
- Chenodesoxycholic acid
- Chenodesoxycholsaeure
- Chenodex
- Chenodiol
- Chenofalk
- Chenophalk
- Chenorm
- Chenossil
- Cholanorm
- Combidol
- Fluibil
- Gallodesoxycholic acid
- Hekbilin
- Henohol
- Kebilis
- Lithofalk
- US10208081, CDCA
- Xenbilox
- acide chenodesoxycholique
- acido chenodesossicolico
- acido quenodeoxicolico
- chAnodAsoxycholique (acide)
- chenodeoxycholic acid