Prebediolone acetate

Prebediolone acetate
Clinical data
Trade names	Acetoxanon, Acetoxanone, Acetoxy-Prenolon, Artisone, Artivis, Pregnartrone, Sterosone
Other names	21-Hydroxypregnenolone 21-acetate; Pregnenolone 21-acetate; 21-Acetoxypregnenolone; A.O.P.; 3β,21-Dihydroxypregn-5-en-20-one 21-acetate; Pregn-5-en-3β,21-diol-20-one 21-acetate
Identifiers
	IUPAC name [2-[(3S,8S,9S,10R,13S,14S,17S)-3-Hydroxy-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-17-yl]-2-oxoethyl] acetate;
CAS Number	566-78-9;
PubChem CID	248856;
ChemSpider	217884;
UNII	DX3XOD2S6B;
ChEMBL	ChEMBL1328310;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID60878641 ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.008.454
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C23H34O4
Molar mass	374.521 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
	SMILES CC(=O)OCC(=O)[C@H]1CC[C@@H]2[C@@]1(CC[C@H]3[C@H]2CC=C4[C@@]3(CC[C@@H](C4)O)C)C;
	InChI InChI=1S/C23H34O4/c1-14(24)27-13-21(26)20-7-6-18-17-5-4-15-12-16(25)8-10-22(15,2)19(17)9-11-23(18,20)3/h4,16-20,25H,5-13H2,1-3H3/t16-,17-,18-,19-,20+,22-,23-/m0/s1; Key:MDJRZSNPHZEMJH-MTMZYOSNSA-N;

Prebediolone acetate (brand names Acetoxanon, Acetoxanone, Acetoxy-Prenolon, Artisone, Artivis, Pregnartrone, Sterosone), also known as 21-hydroxypregnenolone 21-acetate or 21-acetoxypregnenolone (A.O.P.), as well as 3β,21-dihydroxypregn-5-en-20-one 21-acetate, is a synthetic pregnane steroid which is described as a glucocorticoid and has been used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.^[1]^[2]^[3] It is the C21 acetate ester of prebediolone (21-hydroxypregnenolone), the C21 hydroxylated derivative of pregnenolone.^[1] Prebediolone acetate has been known since at least 1950.^[4] The compound is also an intermediate in a synthesis of deoxycorticosterone acetate (21-acetoxyprogesterone).^[5]

Trade namesAcetoxanon, Acetoxanone, Acetoxy-Prenolon, Artisone, Artivis, Pregnartrone, Sterosone

Other names21-Hydroxypregnenolone 21-acetate; Pregnenolone 21-acetate; 21-Acetoxypregnenolone; A.O.P.; 3β,21-Dihydroxypregn-5-en-20-one 21-acetate; Pregn-5-en-3β,21-diol-20-one 21-acetate

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