Chemistry:Butestrol

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Short description: Chemical compound
Butestrol
S,S-butestrol.png R,R-butestrol.png
left: (S,S)-butestrol
right: (R,R)-butestrol
Clinical data
Other namesButoestrol; Racemic butestrol; rac-Butestrol; dl-Butestrol; Isobutestrol
Drug classNonsteroidal estrogen
Identifiers
CAS Number
PubChem CID
ChemSpider
UNII
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC16H18O2
Molar mass242.318 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)

Butestrol, or racemic butestrol (rac-butestrol) is a synthetic nonsteroidal estrogen which was never marketed.[1][2][3] It is structurally related to diethylstilbestrol and other stilbestrols.[4]

See also

References

  1. "Effect of synthetic oestrogens and analogues on the uptake of oestradiol by the immature mouse uterus and vagina". Acta Pharmacologica et Toxicologica 24 (1): 89–100. 1966. doi:10.1111/j.1600-0773.1966.tb00371.x. PMID 6012750. 
  2. "Further studies on the effects of oestrogens and anti-oestrogens on early pregnancy in mice". Reproduction 5 (2): 239–247. 1963. doi:10.1530/jrf.0.0050239. ISSN 1470-1626. 
  3. "The mitogenic action of oestrogens in the vaginal epithelium of the ovariectomized mouse". The Journal of Endocrinology 20 (3): 173–186. May 1960. doi:10.1677/joe.0.0200173. PMID 14421704. 
  4. "The oestrogenic and anti-oestrogenic activity of compounds related to diethylstilboestrol". Acta Endocrinologica 45 (4_Suppl): SUPPL90:61–SUPPL90:69. 1964. doi:10.1530/acta.0.045s061. PMID 14117596.