Etamestrol

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Etamestrol
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Identifiers
Systematic (IUPAC) name: [(7R,8S,9S,13S,14S,17R)-1-benzoyloxy-17-ethynyl-17-hydroxy-7,13-dimethyl-7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16-octahydro-6H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-yl] benzoate
CAS Number 73764-72-4
PubChem (CID) 208935
ChemSpider 181030
UNII VM88TV4OS5
ChEMBL CHEMBL2106046
Chemical and physical data
Formula C35H34O5
Molar mass 534.64146 g/mol
3D model (Jmol) Interactive image

Etamestrol (INN) (developmental code name ZK-77992), or eptamestrol, also known as 7α-methyl-19-nor-17α-pregna-1,3,5(10)-trien-20-yne-1,3,17-triol 1,3-dibenzoate, is a synthetic, steroidal estrogen described as an ovulation inhibitor (or hormonal contraceptive) that was synthesized in 1979 but was never marketed.[1]

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