Chemistry:6-Ketoprogesterone

6-Ketoprogesterone
Names
	IUPAC name Pregn-4-ene-3,6,20-trione
	Other names 6-Ketoprogesterone;6-Oxoprogesterone
Identifiers
CAS Number	2243-08-5;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	222301;
MeSH	C111515
PubChem CID	104796;
UNII	2698PNJ55U ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C21H28O3/c1-12(22)15-4-5-16-14-11-19(24)18-10-13(23)6-8-21(18,3)17(14)7-9-20(15,16)2/h10,14-17H,4-9,11H2,1-3H3/t14-,15+,16-,17-,20+,21+/m0/s1 Key: LASCNIPXMJNRGS-HGUQNLGYSA-N; InChI=1/C21H28O3/c1-12(22)15-4-5-16-14-11-19(24)18-10-13(23)6-8-21(18,3)17(14)7-9-20(15,16)2/h10,14-17H,4-9,11H2,1-3H3/t14-,15+,16-,17-,20+,21+/m0/s1 Key: LASCNIPXMJNRGS-HGUQNLGYBS;
	SMILES O=C4\C=C3\C(=O)C[C@@H]1[C@H](CC[C@@]2([C@@H](C(=O)C)CC[C@@H]12)C)[C@@]3(C)CC4;
Properties
Chemical formula	C21H28O3
Molar mass	328.452 g·mol−1
Density	1.14 g/cm3
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
	Infobox references

6-Ketoprogesterone is an orally active oxidized form of progesterone that contains a keto group at position-6.^[1]^{[non-primary source needed]}

References

↑ Carlo, J; Pincus, G.; Carlo, J.; Romanoff, E. B. (March 1, 1956). "Isolation of an Unknown Substance and 6-Ketoprogesterone from Perfusates of Human Placentae". Endocrinology 58 (3): 387–388. doi:10.1210/endo-58-3-387. PMID 13294088.