C20H28O2
300.4 g/mol
APIDanger
Alitretinoin
CAS5300-03-8
Category
API
Compound Class
Organic Acid
Primary Use
Pharmaceutical Raw Material
Alitretinoin, also known as 9-cis-retinoic acid, is a form of vitamin A and a first-generation retinoid. It is used as an antineoplastic active pharmaceutical ingredient in cancer research and drug manufacturing.
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Safety Reference
Danger
H315Causes skin irritation
H319Causes serious eye irritation
H335May cause respiratory irritation
H360May damage fertility or the unborn child
H302Harmful if swallowed
H341Suspected of causing genetic defects
H361Suspected of damaging fertility or the unborn child
H400Very toxic to aquatic life
H410Very toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects
Customs Tariff Classification
The international HS code for Alitretinoin (CAS 5300-03-8) is 2936.21.
HS code (international, 6-digit)
2936.21
EU CN code (8-digit)
2936 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
(2E,4E,6Z,8E)-3,7-dimethyl-9-(2,6,6-trimethylcyclohexen-1-yl)nona-2,4,6,8-tetraenoic acid
InChIKey
SHGAZHPCJJPHSC-ZVCIMWCZSA-N
SMILES
CC1=C(C(CCC1)(C)C)/C=C/C(=C\C=C\C(=C\C(=O)O)\C)/C
Synonyms (70)
- 9-CRA
- Alitretinoin (USAN)
- Isotretinoin EP Impurity D
- Isotretinoin EP Impurity D; Tretinoin EP Impurity D
- Tretinoin (JAN/USP)
- Tretinoina [INN-Spanish]
- Tretinoine [INN-French]
- Tretinoino [INN-Spanish]
- Tretinoinum [INN-Latin]
- (7E,9Z,11E,13E)-retinoic acid
- 15-Apo-beta-caroten-15-oate
- 9(Z)-Retinoic acid
- 9-CIS-RETINOIC ACID
- 9-CRA. 9-cis-RA. ALRT1057
- 9-Retinoate
- 9-Retinoic acid
- 9-cis-RA
- 9-cis-Tretinoin
- 9cRA compound
- ALITRETINOIN [MART.]
- ALRT 1057
- Aberela
- Alitretinoin
- All-trans-b-retinoate
- All-trans-beta-retinoate
- Atragen
- Avitoin
- B-retinoate
- Effederm
- ISOTRETINOIN IMPURITY D
- Isotretinoin Retinoic acid
- Isotretinoin retinoate
- Panretin
- Panretin (TN)
- Panretin Gel
- Panretyn
- Panrexin
- Retin A (TN)
- Retinoic acid 9-cis-form
- Retinoic acid, 9-cis-
- Retinova
- TRETINOIN IMPURITY D
- Toctino
- Tretinoin (TN)
- Tretinoin/all-trans retinoate
- [3H]9-cis-retinoic acid
- alitretinoina
- alitretinoine
- alitretinoinum
- all-trans- Vitamin A1 acid
- all-trans-b-Retinoic acid
- alpha-acido (argentina)
- alpha-vitaminsyre [denmark]
- b-Retinoic acid
- beta-Retinoate
- trans-Retinoate
- trans-Vitamin a acid
- tretinoine (French) (EINECS)
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