Molecule record

progesterone

C21H30O2

314.50 g/mol

2D structure for progesterone

Molecular properties

Formula
C21H30O2
Molar mass
314.50 g·mol−1
Exact mass
314.2246 Da
7
0
2
34.10 Ų
3.9 (PubChem computed XLogP3-AA descriptor)
CAS
57-83-0
PubChem CID
5994

Interactions

Polarity
Often polar; exact polarity depends on size, substitution, and ionization state.
Acid-base behavior
Review ionizable groups and pKa data where available; ChemForge does not infer definitive acid-base state from identity alone.
Intermolecular forces
Assess dispersion, dipole interactions, hydrogen bonding, and ionic character from the functional groups shown.

Functional groups

Aromatic ring
Ketone
Phenol

Physical properties

PropertyValueConditionsSource
Logp3.9PubChem computed XLogP3-AA descriptorPubChem(link only)

Common names and synonyms

  • 4-Pregnene-3,20-dione
  • 57-83-0
  • Agolutin
  • Corlutina
  • Corluvite
  • Crinone
  • Cyclogest
  • Flavolutan
Show all 23 synonyms
  • Fologenon
  • Gestone
  • Gestormone
  • Glanducorpin
  • Gynolutone
  • Hormoflaveine
  • Hormoluton
  • Lucorteum
  • Luteol
  • Luteostab
  • Lutociclina
  • Pregn-4-ene-3,20-dione
  • Progestin
  • Syngesterone
  • Utrogestan

Structure identifiers

Canonical SMILES
CC(=O)[C@H]1CC[C@@H]2[C@@]1(CC[C@H]3[C@H]2CCC4=CC(=O)CC[C@]34C)C
Isomeric SMILES
CC(=O)[C@H]1CC[C@@H]2[C@@]1(CC[C@H]3[C@H]2CCC4=CC(=O)CC[C@]34C)C
InChI
InChI=1S/C21H30O2/c1-13(22)17-6-7-18-16-5-4-14-12-15(23)8-10-20(14,2)19(16)9-11-21(17,18)3/h12,16-19H,4-11H2,1-3H3/t16-,17+,18-,19-,20-,21+/m0/s1
InChIKey
RJKFOVLPORLFTN-LEKSSAKUSA-N
PubChem CID
5994

Spectroscopy

Tabs appear only for spectra stored with clear provenance.

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Simulated FTIR trace

Predicted FTIR / %T

4 cm-1 resolution / deterministic instrument profile

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Peak assignments

3350 cm−1broad O-H (simulated)
1715 cm−1C=O ketone (simulated)
3030 cm−1aromatic C-H (simulated)
1600 cm−1aromatic C=C (simulated)
2960 cm−1sp3 C-H (simulated)

Simulated NMR

On-demand educational prediction for progesterone; not experimental data.

Simulated EI mass spectrum

On-demand educational fragmentation for progesterone; not experimental data.

Sources

Molecule identity

Retrieved 8/7/2026. Reuse status is summarized by the badge; open the source for full details.

simulated IR

ChemForge original educational simulation.

Open source record