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(20S)-Hydroxyprednisolone

(20S)-Hydroxyprednisolone is listed in the pharmaceutical impurity collection under CAS 2299-46-9. Its represented structure has formula C21H30O5 and a calculated molecular weight of 362.47 g/mol.

2D chemical structure

O H O O H H O O H H H H ( R ) ( S ) ( S ) ( S ) ( S ) ( S ) ( R ) ( S )

Chemical identity

Catalog name
(20S)-Hydroxyprednisolone
Common name
Not available
Chemical name
(8S,9S,10R,11S,13S,14S,17R)-17-[(1S)-1,2-dihydroxyethyl]-11,17-dihydroxy-10,13-dimethyl-7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16-octahydro-6H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-one
CAS
2299-46-9
SMILES
C[C@]12C=CC(=O)C=C1CC[C@@H]1[C@@H]2[C@@H](O)C[C@@]2(C)[C@H]1CC[C@]2(O)[C@@H](O)CO
InChI
InChI=1S/C21H30O5/c1-19-7-5-13(23)9-12(19)3-4-14-15-6-8-21(26,17(25)11-22)20(15,2)10-16(24)18(14)19/h5,7,9,14-18,22,24-26H,3-4,6,8,10-11H2,1-2H3/t14-,15-,16-,17-,18+,19-,20-,21-/m0/s1
InChIKey
LCOVYWIXMAJCDS-FJWDNACWSA-N
Associated API
Matrix - API Family Prednisolone | Prednisolone; Prednisone

Record ID: Afd55bd39999d

Computed properties

C21H30O5 Molecular formula
362.466 g/molMolecular weight
362.2093 DaMonoisotopic exact mass
97.99 ŲTopological polar surface area
1.3494 Calculated LogP (Wildman–Crippen)
96.0482 cm³/molMolar refractivity (Wildman–Crippen)
5 countHydrogen-bond acceptors
4 countHydrogen-bond donors

Descriptors are calculated from the displayed SMILES. Calculated LogP is not a measured partition coefficient or a pH-specific LogD.

Molecular descriptor profile

Descriptor radar

Mol. weight LogP TPSA HBA HBD Rotatable 25 50 75 100

Structural feature counts

0 3 6 Count H-bond acceptors H-bond donors Rotatable bonds Rings Aromatic rings Stereo centers

Element composition

C H O 0 8 16 24 Number of atoms

Radar scale: 0–100 percentile within 25,771 distinct represented structures in this release, using the midpoint rank for ties. Larger values indicate a higher descriptor rank, not greater safety or toxicity. Element counts include hydrogen and combine isotopes under each element.

Radar values and percentile reference
DescriptorValuePercentile
Molecular weight362.46661.01
Calculated LogP (Wildman–Crippen)1.349430.93
Topological polar surface area97.9970.82
Hydrogen-bond acceptors565.12
Hydrogen-bond donors489.70
Rotatable bonds (strict)224.16

Complete molecular descriptors

PropertyCalculated valueUnit / type
Molecular formulaC21H30O5dimensionless
Molecular weight362.466g/mol
Monoisotopic exact mass362.2093Da
Topological polar surface area97.99Ų
Calculated LogP (Wildman–Crippen)1.3494dimensionless
Molar refractivity (Wildman–Crippen)96.0482cm³/mol
Hydrogen-bond acceptors5count
Hydrogen-bond donors4count
Rotatable bonds (strict)2count
Heavy atoms26count
Heteroatoms5count
Rings4count
Aromatic rings0count
Aliphatic rings4count
Saturated rings3count
Aromatic heterocycles0count
Aliphatic heterocycles0count
Saturated heterocycles0count
Aromatic carbocycles0count
Aliphatic carbocycles4count
Fraction of sp³ carbon atoms0.7619fraction
Formal charge0e
Disconnected components1count
Isotopically specified atoms0count
Potential atom stereocenters8count
Unspecified atom stereocenters0count
Spiro atoms0count
Bridgehead atoms0count
Labute approximate surface area153.974Ų
Valence electrons144count
Radical electrons0count
Bertz complexity683.8889index
Balaban J1.7358index

Ring categories overlap and should not be summed. No toxicity result, PDE, HBEL or acceptable intake is inferred from these descriptors.

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Identity sources and calculation method

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