Cortisone

CAS Registry Number®

53-06-5

CAS Name

Cortisone

Molecular Formula

C21H28O5

Molecular Mass

360.44

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Compound Properties

  • Melting Point (1)

    222 °C

Source(s)

  • (1) PhysProp data were obtained from Syracuse Research Corporation of Syracuse, New York (US)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C21H28O5/c1-19-7-5-13(23)9-12(19)3-4-14-15-6-8-21(26,17(25)11-22)20(15,2)10-16(24)18(14)19/h9,14-15,18,22,26H,3-8,10-11H2,1-2H3/t14-,15-,18+,19-,20-,21-/m0/s1

InChIKey

InChIKey=MFYSYFVPBJMHGN-ZPOLXVRWSA-N

SMILES

C[C@@]12[C@]([C@]3([C@@]([C@]4(C)C(CC3)=CC(=O)CC4)(C(=O)C1)[H])[H])(CC[C@@]2(C(CO)=O)O)[H]

Canonical SMILES

O=C1C=C2CCC3C(C(=O)CC4(C)C3CCC4(O)C(=O)CO)C2(C)CC1

Other Names for this Substance

  • Pregn-4-ene-3,11,20-trione, 17,21-dihydroxy-
  • Cortisone
  • 17,21-Dihydroxypregn-4-ene-3,11,20-trione
  • Adrenalex
  • Compound E (cortisone)

Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

478614-18-5

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