Cortisol

CAS Registry Number®

50-23-7

CAS Name

Cortisol

Molecular Formula

C21H30O5

Molecular Mass

362.46

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Compound Properties

  • Melting Point (1)

    217-220 °C (decomp)

  • Density (2)

    1.4 g/cm³

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C21H30O5/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/h9,14-16,18,22,24,26H,3-8,10-11H2,1-2H3/t14-,15-,16-,18+,19-,20-,21-/m0/s1

InChIKey

InChIKey=JYGXADMDTFJGBT-VWUMJDOOSA-N

SMILES

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

Canonical SMILES

O=C1C=C2CCC3C4CCC(O)(C(=O)CO)C4(C)CC(O)C3C2(C)CC1

Other Names for this Substance

  • Pregn-4-ene-3,20-dione, 11,17,21-trihydroxy-, (11β)-
  • Cortisol
  • (11β)-11,17,21-Trihydroxypregn-4-ene-3,20-dione
  • NSC 10483
  • Anti-inflammatory hormone

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Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

8056-08-4, 8063-42-1, 80562-38-5, 1050676-88-4, 1436392-18-5