Hydromadinone acetate (developmental code name NSC-33170), also known as chloroacetoxyprogesterone (CAP), as well as 6α-chloro-17α-acetoxyprogesterone or 6α-chloro-17α-acetoxypregn-4-ene-3,20-dione, is a
steroidal
progestin of the
17α-hydroxyprogesterone
17α-Hydroxyprogesterone (17α-OHP), also known as 17-OH progesterone (17-OHP), or hydroxyprogesterone (OHP), is an endogenous progestogen steroid hormone related to progesterone. It is also a chemical intermediate in the biosynthesis of many o ...
group that was never marketed.
It is the C17α
acetate ester
In chemistry, an ester is a compound derived from an oxoacid (organic or inorganic) in which at least one hydroxyl group () is replaced by an alkoxy group (), as in the substitution reaction of a carboxylic acid and an alcohol. Glycerides a ...
of
hydromadinone, which, similarly, was never marketed.
See also
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List of progestogens
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List of progestogen esters
This is a list of progestogen esters, or esters of progestogens.http://www.micromedexsolutions.com
Unlike the case of testosterone and estradiol, progesterone cannot be esterified as it lacks hydroxyl groups, so all progestogen esters, with ...
References
Abandoned drugs
Acetate esters
Diketones
Organochlorides
Pregnanes
Progestogen esters
Progestogens
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