Cloxestradiol acetate (brand name Genovul), also known as 17-(2,2,2-trichloroethoxy)estradiol ''O'',''O''-diacetate, is a
synthetic steroidal
estrogen
Estrogen or oestrogen is a category of sex hormone responsible for the development and regulation of the female reproductive system and secondary sex characteristics. There are three major endogenous estrogens that have estrogenic hormonal ac ...
derived from
estradiol
Estradiol (E2), also spelled oestradiol, is an estrogen steroid hormone and the major female sex hormone. It is involved in the regulation of the estrous and menstrual female reproductive cycles. Estradiol is responsible for the development o ...
.
It is the ''O'',''O''-di
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
cloxestradiol, which, in contrast to cloxestradiol acetate, was never marketed.
See also
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List of estrogen esters § Estradiol esters
*
Cloxotestosterone acetate
Cloxotestosterone acetate (; brand name Caprosem), also known as testosterone 17β-chloral hemiacetal ''O''-acetate, is a synthetic, injected anabolic–androgenic steroid (AAS) and an androgen ether and ester – specifically, the ''O''- ace ...
References
Abandoned drugs
Acetate esters
Estradiol esters
Estranes
Estrogen esters
Estrogen ethers
Organochlorides
Synthetic estrogens
Trichloromethyl compounds
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