Methynodiol diacetate () (developmental code name SC-19198), or metynodiol diacetate, also known as 11β-methyletynodiol diacetate, is a
steroidal
progestin of the
19-nortestosterone group which was patented in 1968 but was never marketed.
It is the
diacetate 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
metynodiol, which, similarly, was never marketed.
See also
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Etynodiol
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Etynodiol diacetate
Etynodiol diacetate, or ethynodiol diacetate, sold under the brand names Demulen and Femulen among others, is a progestin medication which is used in birth control pills. The medication is available only in combination with an estrogen. It is t ...
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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
Estranes
Progestogen esters
Progestogens
Ethynyl compounds
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