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Home/Compounds/API/17-Hydroxy-21-acetoxyprogesterone
C23H32O5
388.5 g/mol
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21-(Acetyloxy)-17-hydroxypregn-4-ene-3,20-dione

CAS640-87-9EC211-369-4
Category
API
Compound Class
Steroid
Primary Use
Pharmaceutical Raw Material

This compound is a corticosteroid active pharmaceutical ingredient with a tetracyclic steroid core structure. It contains an acetate ester group and a ketone functionality, and is used as a raw material in pharmaceutical manufacturing.

pharmaceutical raw material for corticosteroid production

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Safety Reference

Health Hazard
Health Hazard
Environmental Hazard
Environmental Hazard
Warning
H361Suspected of damaging fertility or the unborn child
H411Toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects
Identifiers
IUPAC Name

[2-[(8R,9S,10R,13S,14S,17R)-17-hydroxy-10,13-dimethyl-3-oxo-2,6,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16-decahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-17-yl]-2-oxoethyl] acetate

InChIKey

HPAKILCZTKWIFK-JZTHCNPZSA-N

SMILES

CC(=O)OCC(=O)[C@]1(CC[C@@H]2[C@@]1(CC[C@H]3[C@H]2CCC4=CC(=O)CC[C@]34C)C)O

Synonyms (26)
  • HYDROCORTISONE IMPURITY K (EP IMPURITY)
  • Hydrocortisone EP Impurity K
  • 11-Deoxycortisol 21-acetate
  • CORTODOXON 21-ACETATE
  • HYDROCORTISONE IMPURITY K
  • Reichstein's S acetate
  • cortexolone 21-acetate