Metynodiol (
INN
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), or methynodiol, also known as 11β-methyletynodiol, is a
steroidal
progestin of the
19-nortestosterone group that was synthesized in the 1960s but was never marketed.
A
diacetate 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 ...
,
metynodiol diacetate (SC-19198), also exists.
See also
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Etynodiol
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Etynodiol diacetate
Etynodiol diacetate, or ethynodiol diacetate, sold under the brand names Demulen and Femulen among others, is a progestin medication which is used in birth control pills. The medication is available only in combination with an estrogen. It is t ...
References
Estranes
Progestogens
Ethynyl compounds
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