Synonym: 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
CAS Number 50-22-6
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation) C21H30O4
Molecular Weight 346.46
Beilstein Registry Number 2339601
EC Number 200-019-6
MDL number MFCD00037715
PubChem Substance ID 24856812
| Related Categories | Bioactive Small Molecules, Biochemicals and Reagents, CI-CY, Cell Biology, Lipids, |
| assay | ≥98.5% (HPLC) |
| optical activity | [α]20/D +223±3°, c = 1% in ethanol |
| mp | 179-183 °C(lit.) |
| 179-183 °C | |
| Gene Information |
human ... EBP(10682), SERPINA6(866) rat ... Ar(24208), Nr3c1(24413) |
Bottomless glass bottle. Contents are inside inserted fused cone.
Soluble in chloroform and ethanol.
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