C21H26O3
326.4 g/mol
APIDanger
Acitretin
CAS55079-83-9EC259-474-4
Category
API
Compound Class
Organic Acid
Primary Use
Pharmaceutical Raw Material
Acitretin is a second-generation retinoid used as an active pharmaceutical ingredient. It is taken orally and is typically employed in pharmaceutical manufacturing for dermatological applications.
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Referencestereoisomer of
Isoacitretin
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Referencestereoisomer of
11-cis-Acitretin
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Referencestereoisomer of
All-trans Acitretin-d3
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Referencestereoisomer of
9-(4-Methoxy-2,3,6-trimethylphenyl)-3,7-dimethyl-2,4,6,8-nonatetraenoic acid
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Safety Reference
Danger
H315Causes skin irritation
H319Causes serious eye irritation
H360May damage 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 Acitretin (CAS 55079-83-9) is 2918.99.
HS code (international, 6-digit)
2918.99
EU CN code (8-digit)
2918 99 90
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,6E,8E)-9-(4-methoxy-2,3,6-trimethylphenyl)-3,7-dimethylnona-2,4,6,8-tetraenoic acid
InChIKey
IHUNBGSDBOWDMA-AQFIFDHZSA-N
SMILES
CC1=CC(=C(C(=C1/C=C/C(=C/C=C/C(=C/C(=O)O)/C)/C)C)C)OC
Synonyms (47)
- Acitretin (USP/INN)
- Acitretin, British Pharmacopoeia (BP)
- Acitretin, European Pharmacopoeia (EP)
- Acitretin, United States Pharmacopeia (USP)
- 13-is Acitretin
- 9-cis Acitretin
- ACITRETIN [MART.]
- Acetretin
- Acitretin
- Acitretin (Standard)
- Acitretin - Bio-X trade mark
- Acitretin CRS
- Acitretin [M+H]+
- Acitretin, >=98.0% (HPLC)
- Acitretina
- Acitretina [Spanish]
- Acitretine
- Acitretine [French]
- Acitretinum
- Acitretinum [Latin]
- Etretin
- Isoacitretin;Ro 13-7652
- Neotigason
- Retinoid etretin
- Ro 10-1670
- Ro 10-1670/000
- Ro 137652
- Soriatane
- Soriatane (TN)
- Soriatane CK
- all-trans-Acitretin
- all-trans-Etretin
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