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46436

6α-Methylprednisolone

VETRANAL®, analytical standard

Synonym(s):

11β,17α,21-Trihydroxy-6α-methyl-1,4-pregnadiene-3,20-dione, 6α-Methyl-11β,17α,21-trihydroxy-1,4-pregnadiene-3,20-dione, Medrol, Medrone

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C22H30O5
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
374.47
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
NACRES:
NA.24
PubChem Substance ID:
EC Number:
201-476-4
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
2340300
MDL number:
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InChI key

VHRSUDSXCMQTMA-PJHHCJLFSA-N

InChI

1S/C22H30O5/c1-12-8-14-15-5-7-22(27,18(26)11-23)21(15,3)10-17(25)19(14)20(2)6-4-13(24)9-16(12)20/h4,6,9,12,14-15,17,19,23,25,27H,5,7-8,10-11H2,1-3H3/t12-,14-,15-,17-,19+,20-,21-,22-/m0/s1

SMILES string

[H][C@@]12C[C@H](C)C3=CC(=O)C=C[C@]3(C)[C@@]1([H])[C@@H](O)C[C@@]4(C)[C@@]2([H])CC[C@]4(O)C(=O)CO

grade

analytical standard

product line

VETRANAL®

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable, gas chromatography (GC): suitable

application(s)

pharmaceutical (small molecule)

format

neat

functional group

ketone

shipped in

ambient

storage temp.

room temp

Quality Level

Gene Information

human ... NR3C1(2908)

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Application

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Legal Information

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

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Health hazard

signalword

Danger

Hazard Classifications

Repr. 1B - STOT RE 2

target_organs

Adrenal gland,Immune system

Storage Class

6.1C - Combustible acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic compounds or compounds which causing chronic effects

wgk

WGK 2

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)

Regulatory Information

监管及禁止进口产品
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  5. What solvents can be used for Methylprednisolone?

    Sigma tests the solublity of Methylprednisolone at 50 mg/ml in chloroform:methanol (1:1) yielding a clear, colorless to faint yellow solution. This product is practically insoluble in water, soluble 1 in 100 of dehydrated ethanol (10 mg/ml), slightly soluble in chloroform and ether; sparingly soluble in dioxan and methanol.  It has been reported that this product is soluble in DMSO at a concentration of 100 mM. An NMR has been run using DMSO-d6 suggesting this product is soluble at 5-10 mg/ml in DMSO.

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