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C28H44O
396.6 g/mol
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Ergocalciferol

CAS50-14-6EC200-014-9
Category
API
Compound Class
Steroid
Primary Use
Pharmaceutical Raw Material

Ergocalciferol is a synthetic form of vitamin D that appears as odorless white crystals. It is used as a dietary supplement and food additive.

dietary supplementfood additivenutritional supplement

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Referencestereoisomer of

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Referencesame scaffold

VD3-D6

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research compound

Safety Reference

Toxic
Toxic
Health Hazard
Health Hazard
Environmental Hazard
Environmental Hazard
Danger
H301Toxic if swallowed
H311Toxic in contact with skin
H330Fatal if inhaled
H372Causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure
H300Fatal if swallowed
H310Fatal in contact with skin
H413May cause long lasting harmful effects to aquatic life
Identifiers
IUPAC Name

(1S,3Z)-3-[(2E)-2-[(1R,3aS,7aR)-1-[(E,2R,5R)-5,6-dimethylhept-3-en-2-yl]-7a-methyl-2,3,3a,5,6,7-hexahydro-1H-inden-4-ylidene]ethylidene]-4-methylidenecyclohexan-1-ol

InChIKey

MECHNRXZTMCUDQ-RKHKHRCZSA-N

SMILES

C[C@H](/C=C/[C@H](C)C(C)C)[C@H]1CC[C@@H]\2[C@@]1(CCC/C2=C\C=C/3\C[C@H](CCC3=C)O)C

Synonyms (119)
  • Ergocalciferol (JP17/USP)
  • Ergocalciferol for system suitability, EuropePharmacopoeia (EP)
  • Ergocalciferol, 40,000,000 USP units/g
  • Ergocalciferol, British Pharmacopoeia (BP)
  • Ergocalciferol, European Pharmacopoeia (EP)
  • Ergocalciferol, United States Pharmacopeia (USP)
  • Ergocalciferolum [INN-Latin]
  • Buco-D
  • Calciferol
  • Calciferol (TN)
  • Calciferolum
  • Calciferon 2
  • Condacaps
  • Condocaps
  • Condol
  • Crtron
  • Crystallina
  • D-Arthin
  • D-Tracetten
  • D-forte
  • Daral
  • Davitamon D
  • Decaps
  • Dee-Osterol
  • Dee-Ron
  • Dee-Ronal
  • Dee-Roual
  • Deltalin
  • Deratol
  • Detalup
  • Diactol
  • Disdrol
  • Divit urto
  • Doral [Vitamin Derivative]
  • Drisdol
  • Drisdol (TN)
  • ERGOCALCIFEROL [MART.]
  • Eciferol D2
  • Ercalciol
  • Ergocalciferol (D2)
  • Ergocalciferol CRS
  • Ergocalciferol, Sigma
  • Ergocalciferolo
  • Ergocalciferols
  • Ergocalciferolum
  • Ergoral D2
  • Ergorone
  • Ergosterol irradiated
  • Ertron
  • Fortodyl
  • Geltabs
  • Geltabs Vitamin D
  • Haliver
  • Hi-Deratol
  • Hyperkil
  • Infron
  • Irradiated ergosterol
  • Lanes
  • Metadee
  • Mina D2
  • Mulsiferol
  • Mykostin
  • Novovitamin-D
  • Oleovitamin D
  • Oleovitamin D, Synthetic
  • Oleovitamin D2
  • Osteil
  • Ostelin
  • Radiostol
  • Radstein
  • Radsterin
  • Rodine C
  • Shock-ferol
  • Shock-ferol sterogyl
  • Sorex C.R.
  • Sterogyl
  • Sterogyl 15H
  • Synthetic Vitamin D
  • Uvesterol D
  • VITAMIN D2
  • Vio-D
  • Viostdrol
  • Viosterol
  • Vitamin D2 (Ergocalciferol)
  • Vitamin D2 (Standard)
  • Vitamin d (ergocalciferol)
  • Vitamina D2
  • Vitavel-D
  • beta-ol
  • delta-Arthin
  • delta-Tracetten
  • ergocalciferol
  • ergocalciferol; 50-14-6