Testosterone diacetate, or testosterone 3β,17β-diacetate, also known as 4-androstenediol diacetate, as well as androst-4-ene-3β,17β-diol 3β,17β-diacetate, 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 ...
anabolic-androgenic steroid
Anabolic steroids, also known as anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS), are a class of drugs that are structurally related to testosterone, the main male sex hormone, and produce effects by binding to the androgen receptor (AR). Anabolism, Anaboli ...
and an
androgen ester
An androgen or anabolic steroid ester is an ester of an androgen/anabolic steroid (AAS) such as the natural testosterone or dihydrotestosterone (DHT) or the synthetic nandrolone (19-nortestosterone). Esterification renders AAS into metabolism-res ...
which was never marketed.
It is the 3β,17β-
diacetate diester
In chemistry, an ester is a compound derived from an acid (either organic or inorganic) in which the hydrogen atom (H) of at least one acidic hydroxyl group () of that acid is replaced by an organyl group (R). These compounds contain a distinc ...
of
testosterone
Testosterone is the primary male sex hormone and androgen in Male, males. In humans, testosterone plays a key role in the development of Male reproductive system, male reproductive tissues such as testicles and prostate, as well as promoting se ...
(androst-4-en-17β-ol-3-one),
or, more accurately, of
4-androstenediol (androst-4-ene-3β,17β-diol).
See also
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Testosterone acetate butyrate
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Testosterone acetate propionate
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Testosterone dipropionate
*
Bolandiol dipropionate
Bolandiol dipropionate (USAN; brand names Anabiol, Storinal; former development code SC-7525; also known as bolandiol propionate ( JAN), norpropandrolate, 19-nor-4-androstenediol dipropionate, or estr-4-ene-3β,17β-diol 3,17-dipropionate) is a s ...
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Methandriol bisenanthoyl acetate
Methandriol bisenanthoyl acetate (brand name Notandron-Depot), or methylandrostenediol bisenanthoyl acetate, also known as 17α-methylandrost-5-ene-3β,17β-diol 3β,17β-di(3-oxononanoate), is a synthetic, injected anabolic–androgenic steroid ...
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Methandriol diacetate
Methandriol diacetate, or methylandrostenediol diacetate, also known as 17α-methylandrost-5-ene-3β,17β-diol 3β,17β-diacetate, is a synthetic compound, synthetic, injection (medicine), injected anabolic–androgenic steroid (AAS) and a 17α-a ...
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Methandriol dipropionate
Methandriol dipropionate (MADP), also known as methylandrostenediol dipropionate and sold under the brand names Arbolic, Durabolic, Or-Bolic, Probolik, and Protabolin among others, is a synthetic, injected anabolic-androgenic steroid (AAS) and a ...
References
Acetate esters
Anabolic–androgenic steroids
Androstanes
Testosterone esters
Abandoned drugs
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