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Cortisone
Cortisone
Esters
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Cortisone acetate
Cortisone acetate
Molecular structure via molpic
Molecular formulaC21H28O5
Molecular mass360.4 g/mol
Predicted LogP1.5
Melting point222 °C
Solubility0.28 mg/mL at 25 °C
Chiralityabsolute
Identifiers
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IUPAC name(8S,9S,10R,13S,14S,17R)-17-hydroxy-17-(2-hydroxyacetyl)-10,13-dimethyl-1,2,6,7,8,9,12,14,15,16-decahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthrene-3,11-dione
SMILESC[C@]12CCC(=O)C=C1CC[C@@H]3[C@@H]2C(=O)C[C@]4([C@H]3CC[C@@]4(C(=O)CO)O)C
InChIInChI=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
InChIKeyMFYSYFVPBJMHGN-ZPOLXVRWSA-N

Cortisone

Cortisone (also known as Kendall's compound E, Cortisate, Cortistal, Cortivite, Andreson, Cortisal, Reichstein's substance FA, Adrenalex, Cortogen or Reichstein Fa) is a hormone substance of the steroid class.

Chemistry

Cortisone is typically found in the form of its acetate ester.

Stereochemistry

Cortisone is a absolute mixture

See also