Reaction #1178411
ord-73fa05b8d3b248268b81ebe76ad62501
Reaction equation
Fluticasone propionate
fluticasone propionate
Fluticasone propionate
→
Fluticasone
Reactants
Reagents
None
Conditions
Detailed conditions
See reaction.notes.procedure_details.
Procedure
Preferably, the intranasal steroid of the present formulations is fluticasone propionate. Fluticasone propionate is a synthetic corticosteroid and has the empirical formula C25H31F3O5S. It has the chemical name S-(fluromethyl)6α,9-difluoro-11β-17-dihydroxy-16α-methyl-3-oxoandrosta-1,4-diene-17β-carbothioate, 17-propionate. Fluticasone propionate is a white to off-white powder with a molecular weight of 500.6 and is practically insoluble in water, freely soluble in dimethyl sulfoxide and dimethylformamide, and slightly soluble in methanol and 95% ethanol.