11-Hydroxy-Delta-8-THC

11-Hydroxy-Delta-8-tetrahydrocannabinol (11-OH-Δ8-THC, alternatively numbered as 7-OH-Δ6-THC) is an active metabolite of Δ8-THC, a psychoactive cannabinoid found in small amounts in cannabis. It is an isomer of 11-OH-Δ9-THC, and is produced via the same metabolic pathway. It was the first cannabinoid metabolite discovered in 1970.

11-Hydroxy-Delta-8-THC
Identifiers
  • (6aR,10aR)-9-(hydroxymethyl)-6,6-dimethyl-3-pentyl-6a,7,10,10a-tetrahydrobenzo[c]chromen-1-ol
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Chemical and physical data
FormulaC21H30O3
Molar mass330.468 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • CCCCCC1=CC(=C2[C@@H]3CC(=CC[C@H]3C(OC2=C1)(C)C)CO)O
  • InChI=1S/C21H30O3/c1-4-5-6-7-14-11-18(23)20-16-10-15(13-22)8-9-17(16)21(2,3)24-19(20)12-14/h8,11-12,16-17,22-23H,4-7,9-10,13H2,1-3H3/t16-,17-/m1/s1
  • Key:LOUSQMWLMDHRIK-IAGOWNOFSA-N

It retains psychoactive effects in animal studies with higher potency than Δ8-THC but lower potency than 11-OH-Δ9-THC. With widespread legal use of semi-synthetic Δ8-THC in certain jurisdictions where Δ9-THC remains illegal, 11-OH-Δ8-THC is now an important metabolite for distinguishing between use of legal Δ8-THC and illegal Δ9-THC.

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