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Appearance	White or almost white crystalline powder. Melts at about 257°C
Assay(HPLC, based on drying)	98.5% ~ 101.0% calculated on anhydrous basis
Specific rotation	-56.0°~ -60.0°
Melting Point	Melts at about 257°
Residue on ignition	≤ 0.1%
Heavy metals (Method II)	≤ 10 ppm
Chromatographic purity
Single largest impurity	≤ 0.5%
Total impurities	≤ 1.0%
Particle size
100%	< 30 micron
90%	25 micron

Molecular Formula: C23H36N2O2
Molecular Weight: 372,55

Molecular formula: C23H36N2O2

Description:
Finasteride (INN, USAN, BAN) (brand names Proscar, and Propecia by Merck, among other generic names; former developmental code name MK-906) is a drug used for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and male pattern baldness (MPB). It is a type II and type III 5α-reductase inhibitor; 5α-reductase, an enzyme, converts testosterone to dihydrotestosterone (DHT).

• Molecular Weight:372.5
• Melting Point:252-254 °C
• Purity:99%

Molecular Formula:
C23H36N2O2
Canonical SMILES:
CC12CCC3C(C1CCC2C(=O)NC(C)(C)C)CCC4C3(C=CC(=O)N4)C
InChI:
InChI=1S/C23H36N2O2/c1-21(2,3)25-20(27)17-8-7-15-14-6-9-18-23(5,13-11-19(26)24-18)16(14)10-12-22(15,17)4/h11,13-18H,6-10,12H2,1-5H3,(H,24,26)(H,25,27)/t14-,15-,16-,17+,18+,22-,23+/m0/s1
InChIKey:
DBEPLOCGEIEOCV-WSBQPABSSA-N
Appearance:
White powder
Application:
API
Synonyms:
MK-906; MK 906; MK906; Propecia; Proscar; N-tert-Butyl-3-oxo-4-aza-5α-androst-1-en-17β-carboxamide; N-(2-methyl-2-propyl)-3-oxo-4-aza-5α-androst-1-ene-17β-carboxamide