Norethisterone acetate oxime (developmental code names ORF-5263, So-36), or norethindrone acetate oxime, is a
steroidal
progestin of the
19-nortestosterone group which was developed as a
postcoital contraceptive but was never marketed.
It is the C3
oxime
In organic chemistry, an oxime is a organic compound belonging to the imines, with the general formula , where R is an organic side-chain and R’ may be hydrogen, forming an aldoxime, or another organic group, forming a ketoxime. O-substituted ...
and C17β-
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
norethisterone.
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
Androgens and anabolic steroids
Estranes
Progestogen esters
Progestogens
Steroid oximes
Ketoximes
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