Methyltestosterone 3-hexyl ether (brand names Androgénol, Enoltestovis, Enoltestovister), or 17α-methyltestosterone 3-hexyl enol ether, also known as 17α-methylandrost-3,5-dien-17β-ol-3-one 3-hexyl ether, is a
synthetic anabolic-androgenic steroid
Anabolic steroids, also known more properly as anabolic–androgenic steroids (AAS), are steroidal androgens that include natural androgens like testosterone as well as synthetic androgens that are structurally related and have similar effects t ...
and an
androgen ether – specifically, the 3-
hexyl ether
In organic chemistry, ethers are a class of compounds that contain an ether group—an oxygen atom connected to two alkyl or aryl groups. They have the general formula , where R and R′ represent the alkyl or aryl groups. Ethers can again b ...
of
methyltestosterone
Methyltestosterone, sold under the brand names Android, Metandren, and Testred among others, is an androgen and anabolic steroid (AAS) medication which is used in the treatment of low testosterone levels in men, delayed puberty in boys, at low ...
.
See also
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Penmesterol
Penmesterol () (brand names Pandrocine, Testopan; former developmental code name RP-12222), or penmestrol, also known as 17α-methyltestosterone 3-cyclopentyl enol ether, is a synthetic, orally active anabolic-androgenic steroid (AAS) that was d ...
(methyltestosterone 3-cyclopentyl enol ether)
References
Abandoned drugs
Androgen ethers
Androgens and anabolic steroids
Androstanes
Hepatotoxins
Prodrugs
Tertiary alcohols
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