Identification | More | [Name]
16,17-Epoxypregnenolone | [CAS]
974-23-2 | [Synonyms]
1-((3S,8R,9S,10R,13S,14S,16R,17S)-3-HYDROXY-10,13-DIMETHYL-1,2,3,4,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16-TETRADECAHYDRO-20-OXA-CYCLOPROPA[16,17]CYCLOPENTA[A]PHENANTHREN-17-YL)-ETHANONE 16,17-ALPHA EPOXY PREGNENOLONE 16,17-EPOXYPREGNENOLONE 16ALPHA,17ALPHA-EPOXYPREGNENOLONE 3BETA-HYDROXY-16ALPHA,17ALPHA-EPOXY-5-PREGNEN-20-ONE 3BETA-HYDROXY-16ALPHA, 17ALPHA-EPOXY-DELTA5-PREGNEN-20-ONE 5-PREGNEN-16,17-EPOXY-3-BETA-OL-20-ONE 5-PREGNEN-16ALPHA,17ALPHA-EPOXY-3BETA-OL-20-ONE EPOXYPREGNENOLONE 16,17-Epoxy-3-hydroxypregn-5-en-20-one 16a,17a-epoxypregnenolone 16-alpha,17-alpha-epoxy-3-beta-hydroxypregn-5-en-20-one 16,17-ALPHA EPOXYPREGNENOLONE MIN 98% 16,17-Epoxypregn-5-en-3-ol-20-one 3β-Hydroxy-16α,17α-epoxy-5-pregnen-20-one 16a,17a-Epoxy-3b-hydroxypregn-5-en-20-one | [EINECS(EC#)]
213-548-2 | [Molecular Formula]
C21H30O3 | [MDL Number]
MFCD00135147 | [Molecular Weight]
330.46 | [MOL File]
974-23-2.mol |
Hazard Information | Back Directory | [Chemical Properties]
A crystalline compound. | [Uses]
Used as intermediates of cortisone acetate, hydrocortisone, progesterone caproate, etc. | [Definition]
ChEBI: 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. | [Preparation]
16α,17α-Epoxypregnenolone can be prepared by oxidation, hydrolysis, elimination and epoxidation of diosgenin. |
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