The molecule is a 17alpha-hydroxy-C21-steroid that is cortisol in which the 4-5 double bond has undergone formal hydrogenation to give the corresponding 5beta- steroid. It is a 21-hydroxy steroid, a 17alpha-hydroxy-C21-steroid, an 11beta-hydroxy steroid, a 3-oxo-5beta-steroid, a primary alpha-hydroxy ketone, a triol, a secondary alcohol, a diketone, a 20-oxo steroid and a tertiary alpha-hydroxy ketone.
(5R,8S,9S,10S,11S,13S,14S,17R)-11,17-dihydroxy-17-(2-hydroxyacetyl)-10,13-dimethyl-2,4,5,6,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-one