ethynodiol
Sign in to saveAlso known as Ethinodiol, 17alpha-Ethynyl-19-norandrost-4-ene-3beta,17beta-diol, (3beta,17alpha)-19-Norpregn-4-en-20-yne-3,17-diol, etynodiol, Aethynodiolum, 3β-hydroxynorethisterone, 17α-Ethynyl-19-norandrost-4-ene-3β,17β-diol
Etynodiol, or ethynodiol, is a steroidal progestin of the 19-nortestosterone group which was never marketed. A diacylated derivative, etynodiol diacetate, is used as a hormonal contraceptive. Etynodiol is sometimes used as a synonym for etynodiol diacetate.
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- Mass
- 300.209
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- chemical formula
- C₂₀H₂₈O₂
- isomeric SMILES
- C[C@]12CC[C@H]3[C@H]([C@@H]1CC[C@]2(C#C)O)CCC4=C[C@H](CC[C@H]34)O
- canonical SMILES
- CC12CCC3C(C1CCC2(C#C)O)CCC4=CC(CCC34)O
- World Health Organisation international non-proprietary name
- etynodiol
- Commons category
- Etynodiol
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Etynodiol, or ethynodiol, is a steroidal progestin of the 19-nortestosterone group which was never marketed. A diacylated derivative, etynodiol diacetate, is used as a hormonal contraceptive. Etynodiol is sometimes used as a synonym for etynodiol diacetate.
It was patented in 1955.