46148

Corticosterone

VETRANAL^®, analytical standard

• Synonym(s): 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
• Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C₂₁H₃₀O₄
• CAS Number: 50-22-6
• Molecular Weight: 346.46
• UNSPSC Code: 41116107
• NACRES: NA.24
• PubChem Substance ID: 329757087
• EC Number: 200-019-6
• Beilstein/REAXYS Number: 2339601
• MDL number: MFCD00037715

Properties

• grade: analytical standard
• Quality Segment: 100
• product line: VETRANAL^®
• assay: ≥98% (HPLC)
• shelf life: limited shelf life, expiry date on the label
• technique(s): HPLC: suitable, gas chromatography (GC): suitable
• mp: 179-183 °C (lit.)
• application(s): pharmaceutical (small molecule)
• format: neat
• SMILES string: C[C@]12C[C@H](O)[C@H]3[C@@H](CCC4=CC(=O)CC[C@]34C)[C@@H]1CC[C@@H]2C(=O)CO
• InChI: 1S/C21H30O4/c1-20-8-7-13(23)9-12(20)3-4-14-15-5-6-16(18(25)11-22)21(15,2)10-17(24)19(14)20/h9,14-17,19,22,24H,3-8,10-11H2,1-2H3/t14-,15-,16+,17-,19+,20-,21-/m0/s1
• InChI key: OMFXVFTZEKFJBZ-HJTSIMOOSA-N

Description

General description

Corticosterone is one of the principal steroids secreted by the rat adrenal gland and found in rat plasma.

Application

Refer to the product′s Certificate of Analysis for more information on a suitable instrument technique. Contact Technical Service for further support.

Corticosterone may be used as a reference standard in the determination of corticosterone in plasma samples using high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC).

Legal Information

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

Safety Information

• Storage Class: 11 - Combustible Solids
• wgk: WGK 3
• ppe: dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves