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C21H26O3
326.4 g/mol
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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

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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

Harmful
Harmful
Health Hazard
Health Hazard
Environmental Hazard
Environmental Hazard
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
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