desoxycorticosterone acetate desoxycorticosterone acetate desoxycorticosterone acetate (also known as doca and 11-deoxycorticosterone 21-acetate and sold under the brand names percorten acetate and decosterone, among others) is a mineralocorticoid medication and a mineralocorticoid ester. it is formulated as an oil solution and is administered once daily by intramuscular injection. the medication is the c21 acetate ester of 11-deoxycorticosterone. desoxycorticosterone acetateclinical datatrade namespercorten acetate, decosterone, othersother namesdoca; 11-deoxycorticosterone 21-acetate; 21-acetoxypregn-4-ene-3,20-dioneroutes ofadministrationintramuscular injectiondrug classcorticosteroid; mineralocorticoididentifiers iupac name phenanthren-17-yl]-2-oxoethyl] acetate cas number56-47-3pubchem cid5952drugbankdb06780chemspider5737unii6e0a168ob8keggd03698chebichebi:34671chemblchembl1200542comptox dashboard (epa)dtxsid6022894 echa infocard100.000.251 chemical and physical dataformulac23h32o4molar mass372.505 g·mol−13d model (jsmol)interactive image smiles cc(=o)occ(=o)1cc21(cc32ccc4=cc(=o)cc34c)c inchi inchi=1s/c23h32o4/c1-14(24)27-13-21(26)20-7-6-18-17-5-4-15-12-16(25)8-10-22(15,2)19(17)9-11-23(18,20)3/h12,17-20h,4-11,13h2,1-3h3/t17-,18-,19-,20+,22-,23-/m0/s1key:vpgryofkcnulnk-acxqxyjusa-n