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Corticosterone

Name: Corticosterone
Brand: SIAL

VETRANAL^®, analytical standard

Synonym(s):

11β,21-Dihydroxy-4-pregnene-3,20-dione, 11β,21-Dihydroxyprogesterone, 4-Pregnene-11β,21-diol-3,20-dione, Kendall’s Compound B, Reichstein’s Substance H

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):

C₂₁H₃₀O₄

CAS Number:

50-22-6

Molecular Weight:

346.46

UNSPSC Code:

41116107

NACRES:

NA.24

PubChem Substance ID:

329757087

EC Number:

200-019-6

Beilstein/REAXYS Number:

2339601

MDL number:

MFCD00037715

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Properties

grade

analytical standard

Quality Segment

100

product line

VETRANAL^®

assay

≥98% (HPLC)

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable, gas chromatography (GC): suitable

mp

179-183 °C (lit.)

application(s)

pharmaceutical (small molecule)

format

neat

SMILES string

C[C@]12C[C@H](O)[C@H]3[C@@H](CCC4=CC(=O)CC[C@]34C)[C@@H]1CC[C@@H]2C(=O)CO

InChI

1S/C21H30O4/c1-20-8-7-13(23)9-12(20)3-4-14-15-5-6-16(18(25)11-22)21(15,2)10-17(24)19(14)20/h9,14-17,19,22,24H,3-8,10-11H2,1-2H3/t14-,15-,16+,17-,19+,20-,21-/m0/s1

InChI key

OMFXVFTZEKFJBZ-HJTSIMOOSA-N

Description

General description

Corticosterone is one of the principal steroids secreted by the rat adrenal gland and found in rat plasma.

Application

Corticosterone may be used as a reference standard in the determination of corticosterone in plasma samples using high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC).

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Legal Information

VETRANAL is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

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Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

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