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Home/Compounds/API/Cortisone
C21H28O5
360.4 g/mol
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Cortisone

CAS53-06-5EC200-162-4
Category
API
Compound Class
Steroid
Primary Use
Pharmaceutical Raw Material

Cortisone is a steroid hormone and an active pharmaceutical ingredient used in drug manufacturing. It is structurally related to cortisol and has been studied in the context of pharmaceutical solid solutions.

pharmaceutical raw materialcompound for solid solution research

Content scope: Information here supports chemical identification and industrial supply, research, and manufacturing contexts. It is not a therapeutic claim, medical advice, or drug-use instructions.

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Related Compounds

StrongForm Family

Cortisone acetate

CAS50-04-4

Corticosteroid hormone for replacement therapy and anti-inflammatory management

SimilarStructure SimilarSimilarity 0.74

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pharmaceutical raw material

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pharmaceutical raw material

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(RS)-mitotane

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pharmaceutical raw material

ReferenceSame Category

Methylprednisolone acetate

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pharmaceutical raw material

ReferenceSame Category

Oxandrolone

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pharmaceutical raw material

Safety Reference

Health Hazard
Health Hazard
Warning
H361Suspected of damaging fertility or the unborn child

Customs Tariff Classification

The international HS code for Cortisone (CAS 53-06-5) is 2937.21.

HS code (international, 6-digit)

2937.21

EU CN code (8-digit)

2937 21 00

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

(8S,9S,10R,13S,14S,17R)-17-hydroxy-17-(2-hydroxyacetyl)-10,13-dimethyl-1,2,6,7,8,9,12,14,15,16-decahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthrene-3,11-dione

InChIKey

MFYSYFVPBJMHGN-ZPOLXVRWSA-N

SMILES

C[C@]12CCC(=O)C=C1CC[C@@H]3[C@@H]2C(=O)C[C@]4([C@H]3CC[C@@]4(C(=O)CO)O)C

Synonyms (59)
  • UQC
  • Cortisona [INN-Spanish]
  • Cortisone (INN)
  • Cortisonum [INN-Latin]
  • Hydrocortisone EP Impurity B
  • 17.alpha.,11,20-trione
  • Adrenalex
  • Andreson
  • Corlin (Salt/Mix)
  • Cortadren (Salt/Mix)
  • Cortandren
  • Cortelan (Salt/Mix)
  • Cortisal
  • Cortison
  • Cortisona
  • Cortisone (Standard)
  • Cortisone, 1mg/ml in Methanol
  • Cortisonum
  • Cortisonum 30 Special Order
  • Cortistal
  • Cortivite
  • HYDROCORTISONE IMPURITY B
  • Kendall's compound
  • Kendall's compound E
  • Kortison
  • PREDNISONE IMPURITY A
  • Reichstein Fa
  • Reichstein's substance FA
  • Ricortex (Salt/Mix)
  • Scheroson (Salt/Mix)
  • Therapeutic Cortisone
  • Wintersteiner's compound F
  • [3H]-cortisone
  • cortisone

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