''meso''-Butestrol (developmental code name SC-3402), also known as 2,3-''bis''(4-hydroxyphenyl)butane, is a

synthetic Synthetic may refer to: Science * Synthetic biology * Synthetic chemical or compound, produced by the process of chemical synthesis * Synthetic elements, chemical elements that are not naturally found on Earth and therefore have to be created in ...

nonsteroidal estrogen A nonsteroidal estrogen is an estrogen with a nonsteroidal chemical structure. The most well-known example is the stilbestrol estrogen diethylstilbestrol (DES). Although nonsteroidal estrogens formerly had an important place in medicine, they ha ...

which was never marketed. It is a so-called "short-acting" or "impeded" estrogen. ''meso''-Butestrol is

structurally A structure is an arrangement and organization of interrelated elements in a material object or system, or the object or system so organized. Material structures include man-made objects such as buildings and machines and natural objects such as ...

related to

diethylstilbestrol Diethylstilbestrol (DES), also known as stilbestrol or stilboestrol, is a nonsteroidal estrogen medication, which is presently rarely used. In the past, it was widely used for a variety of indications, including pregnancy support for those with ...

and other

stilbestrol Stilbestrol, or stilboestrol, also known as 4,4'-dihydroxystilbene or 4,4'-stilbenediol, is a stilbenoid nonsteroidal estrogen and the parent compound of a group of more potency (pharmacology), potent nonsteroidal estrogen chemical derivative, de ...

s. The fully potent counterpart to ''meso''-butestrol is ''meso''-hexestrol, analogously to the relationship of dimethylstilbestrol to diethylstilbestrol.

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Abandoned drugs 4-Hydroxyphenyl compounds Synthetic estrogens {{Genito-urinary-drug-stub

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