Dexamethasone

Synonyms: dexamethasone, "Decadron", "Dexamethazone", "Maxidex", "Prednisolone F", "Hexadecadrol", "Desametasone", "Decaspray", "Dexacort", "Oradexon", "Hexadrol", "Dexasone", "Visumetazone", "Mediamethasone", "Desamethasone", "Superprednol", "Deltafluorene", "Turbinaire", "Dextelan", "Dexameth", "Decaderm", "Millicorten", "Gammacorten", "Fortecortin", "Dexadeltone", "Dekacort", "Dectancyl", "Decasone", "Mymethasone", "Dinormon", "Dexapolcort", "Dexalona", "Desameton", "Desadrene", "Cortisumman", "Aphtasolon", "Dergramin", "Dexone", "Calonat", "Corsone", "Auxiron", "Mexidex", "Dexason", "Fluormethylprednisolone", "Azium"

Source: Dexamethasone is used for treating various inflammatory conditions, lymphomas and for inducing precocious fetal lung maturation in threatened preterm labor.

Identifiers:

IUPAC Name: (8S,9R,10S,11S,13S,14S,16R,17R)-9-fluoro-11,17-dihydroxy-17-(2-hydroxyacetyl)-10,13,16-trimethyl-6,7,8,11,12,14,15,16-octahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-one
CAS Number: 50-02-2
PubChem ID: 5743
InChiKey: UREBDLICKHMUKA-CXSFZGCWSA-N
Canonical SMILES: CC1CC2C3CCC4=CC(=O)C=CC4(C3(C(CC2(C1(C(=O)CO)O)C)O)F)C

Structural Properties:

Molecular Formula: C₂₂H₂₉FO₅
Molecular Weight: 392,500

Pharmacophore Features:

Number of bond donors: 3
Number of bond acceptors: 6
Number of atoms different from hydrogen: 28

Downloads

2D structure (.sdf)
3D structure (.sdf)
3D structure (.mol2)
3D structure (.pdb)
3D structure (.pdbqt)

Search Similar molecules

Evidence Supporting This Chemical as an Emerging Contaminant

Banjac, Z., Ginebreda, A., Kuzmanovic, M., Marc?, R., Nadal, M., Riera, J. M., & Barcel?, D. (2015). Emission factor estimation of ca. 160 emerging organic microcontaminants by inverse modeling in a Mediterranean river basin (Llobregat, NE Spain). Science of the Total Environment, 520, 241-252.

External Links

PubChem

PubMed (general search)

PubMed (search as emerging contaminant)

2D-structure

3D-structure