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M7252

17α-Methyltestosterone

solid (photosensitive)

Synonym(s):

17α-Methyl-4-androsten-17β-ol-3-one, 17β-Hydroxy-17α-methyl-4-androsten-3-one, Mesterone, Methyltestosterone

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C20H30O2
CAS Number:
58-18-4
Molecular Weight:
302.45
UNSPSC Code:
51111800
NACRES:
NA.77
PubChem Substance ID:
24897147
EC Number:
200-366-3
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
2057425
MDL number:
MFCD00003655
Assay:
≥98% (HPLC)
Form:
solid (photosensitive)
Quality level:
100
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biological source

synthetic (organic)

Quality Level

100

sterility

non-sterile

assay

≥98% (HPLC)

form

solid (photosensitive)

drug control

USDEA Schedule III; Home Office Schedule 4.2; regulated under CDSA - not available from Sigma-Aldrich Canada

color

white

mp

162-168 °C (lit.)

solubility

H2O: ≤0.5 mg/mL, ethanol: 22 mg/mL, 45% (w/v) aq 2-hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin: 4.8 mg/mL

shipped in

ambient

storage temp.

room temp

SMILES string

C[C@]1(O)CC[C@H]2[C@@H]3CCC4=CC(=O)CC[C@]4(C)[C@H]3CC[C@]12C

InChI

1S/C20H30O2/c1-18-9-6-14(21)12-13(18)4-5-15-16(18)7-10-19(2)17(15)8-11-20(19,3)22/h12,15-17,22H,4-11H2,1-3H3/t15-,16+,17+,18+,19+,20+/m1/s1

InChI key

GCKMFJBGXUYNAG-HLXURNFRSA-N

Gene Information

human ... AR(367)
rat ... Ar(24208)

Biochem/physiol Actions

Methyltestosterone (Mesterone) is an androgen and anabolic steroid.

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Health hazard
GHS08

signalword

Danger

Hazard Classifications

Carc. 1B - Repr. 2

Storage Class

6.1C - Combustible acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic compounds or compounds which causing chronic effects

wgk

WGK 3

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type P3 (EN 143) respirator cartridges

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Lot/Batch Number
0000458983
0000458982
0000458983
0000458982
0000320398

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