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16α,17α-Epoxypregnenolone

16α,17α-Epoxypregnenolone structure

16α,17α-Epoxypregnenolone 

structure
  • CAS No:

    974-23-2

  • Formula:

    C21H30O3

  • Chemical Name:

    16α,17α-Epoxypregnenolone

  • Synonyms:

    Pregn-5-en-20-one,16,17-epoxy-3-hydroxy-,(3β,16α)-;Pregn-5-en-20-one,16α,17-epoxy-3β-hydroxy-;16,17-Epoxy-17H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthrene,pregn-5-en-20-one deriv.;(3β,16α)-16,17-Epoxy-3-hydroxypregn-5-en-20-one;16α,17α-Oxidopregnenolone;16α,17α-Epoxypregnenolone;3β-Hydroxy-16α,17α-epoxy-5-pregnen-20-one;16α,17-Epoxy-3β-hydroxypregn-5-en-20-one;16α,17α-Epoxy-3β-hydroxy-5-pregnen-20-one;5-Pregnen-16α,17α-epoxy-3β-ol-20-one;NSC 122401;16,17α-Epoxypregnenolone;16α,17α-Epoxypregn-5-en-3β-ol-20-one;16a,17-Epoxy-3b-hydroxypregn-5-en-20-one;478614-11-8

  • Categories:

    Inorganic Chemistry  >  Elementary Substance

Description

3beta-hydroxy-16alpha,17alpha-epoxypregnenolone is an epoxy steroid that is pregnenolone which has an epoxy group whose oxygen is attached to the 16alpha and 17alpha-positions. It is a sterol, a 20-oxo steroid, a 3beta-hydroxy-Delta(5)-steroid, a C21-steroid and an epoxy steroid.

16α,17α-Epoxypregnenolone Basic Attributes

330.46

330.46

213-548-2

Characteristics

49.83000

3.22

1.2±0.1 g/cm3

185-188 °C

462.3±45.0 °C at 760 mmHg

159.4±22.2 °C

1.577

−20°C

Safety Information

NONH for all modes of transport

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|Warning|H319 (100%): Causes serious eye irritation [Warning Serious eye damage/eye irritation]|P264, P280, P305+P351+P338, and P337+P313|Aggregated GHS information provided by 3 companies from 1 notifications to the ECHA C&L Inventory.

16α,17α-Epoxypregnenolone Use and Manufacturing

Methods of Manufacturing

The product can be obtained by tertiary reactions such as oxidation, hydrolysis, elimination, and epoxidation of diosgenin.

Uses

Intermediates of cortisone acetate, hydrocortisone, progesterone caproate, etc.

Computed Properties

Molecular Weight:330.5
XLogP3:2.9
Hydrogen Bond Donor Count:1
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count:3
Rotatable Bond Count:1
Exact Mass:330.21949481
Monoisotopic Mass:330.21949481
Topological Polar Surface Area:49.8
Heavy Atom Count:24
Complexity:639
Defined Atom Stereocenter Count:8
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count:1
Compound Is Canonicalized:Yes

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