Triamcinolone hexacetonide

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Triamcinolone hexacetonide
Triamcinolone hexacetonide.svg
Clinical data
Trade names Aristospan
Other namesTriamcinolone acetonide 21-tebutate; Triamcinolone acetonide 21-(tert-butylacetate); 9α-Fluoro-11β,16α,17α,21-tetrahydroxypregna-1,4-diene-3,20-dione cyclic 16,17-acetal with acetone, 21-(3,3-dimethylbutyrate); 9α-Fluoro-11β-hydroxy-16α,17α-((1-methylethylidene)bis(oxy))pregna-1,4-diene-3,20-dione 21-(3,3-dimethylbutyrate)
Drug class Corticosteroid; Glucocorticoid
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Identifiers
  • 2-[(4aS,4bR,5S,6aS,6bS,9aR,10aS,10bS)-4b-Fluoro-5-hydroxy-4a,6a,8,8-tetramethyl-2-oxo-2,4a,4b,5,6,6a,9a,10,10a,10b,11,12-dodecahydro-6bH-naphtho[2',1':4,5]indeno[1,2-d][1,3]dioxol-6b-yl]-2-oxoethyl 3,3-dimethylbutanoate
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ECHA InfoCard 100.024.575 OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Chemical and physical data
Formula C30H41FO7
Molar mass 532.649 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • C[C@]12C[C@@H]([C@]3([C@H]([C@@H]1C[C@@H]4[C@]2(OC(O4)(C)C)C(=O)COC(=O)CC(C)(C)C)CCC5=CC(=O)C=C[C@@]53C)F)O
  • InChI=1S/C30H41FO7/c1-25(2,3)15-24(35)36-16-22(34)30-23(37-26(4,5)38-30)13-20-19-9-8-17-12-18(32)10-11-27(17,6)29(19,31)21(33)14-28(20,30)7/h10-12,19-21,23,33H,8-9,13-16H2,1-7H3/t19-,20-,21-,23+,27-,28-,29-,30+/m0/s1
  • Key:TZIZWYVVGLXXFV-FLRHRWPCSA-N

Triamcinolone hexacetonide (brand name Aristospan; also known as triamcinolone acetonide 21-tebutate) is a synthetic glucocorticoid corticosteroid. [3] [4] [5]

It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines. [6]

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References

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  6. World Health Organization (2023). The selection and use of essential medicines 2023: web annex A: World Health Organization model list of essential medicines: 23rd list (2023). Geneva: World Health Organization. hdl: 10665/371090 . WHO/MHP/HPS/EML/2023.02.