Dienestrol

Dienestrol

Systematic (IUPAC) name
4-[4-(4-hydroxyphenyl)hexa-2,4-dien-3-yl]phenol; p-[(E,E)-1-Ethylidene-2-(p-hydroxyphenyl)-2-butenyl]phenol
Clinical data
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Pharmacokinetic data
Protein binding	50 to 80%
Identifiers
CAS Number	84-17-3
ATC code	G03CB01 (WHO) G03CC02
PubChem	CID 667476
IUPHAR/BPS	7160
DrugBank	DB00890
ChemSpider	580857
UNII	RRW32X4U1F
KEGG	D00898
ChEBI	CHEBI:4518
ChEMBL	CHEMBL1018
Chemical data
Formula	C18H18O2
Molar mass	266.334 g/mol
SMILES Oc2ccc(C(/C(c1ccc(O)cc1)=C/C)=C\C)cc2
InChI InChI=1S/C18H18O2/c1-3-17(13-5-9-15(19)10-6-13)18(4-2)14-7-11-16(20)12-8-14/h3-12,19-20H,1-2H3/b17-3+,18-4+ Key:NFDFQCUYFHCNBW-SCGPFSFSSA-N
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Dienestrol (INN, USAN) (brand names Ortho Dienestrol, Dienoestrol, Dienoestrol Ortho, Sexadien, Denestrolin, Dienol, Dinovex, Follormon, Oestrodiene, Synestrol, numerous others), also known as dienoestrol (BAN), is a synthetic, non-steroidal estrogen of the stilbestrol group used to treat menopausal symptoms in the United States and Europe.^[1][2][3][4] It was introduced in the U.S. in 1947 by Schering as Synestrol and in France in 1948 as Cycladiene.^[4] Dienestrol is a close analogue of diethylstilbestrol.^[5]

Dienestrol diacetate (brand names Faragynol, Gynocyrol, others) also exists and is used medically.^[2]

See also

• Benzestrol
• Fosfestrol
• Hexestrol
• Methestrol

References

1. Index Nominum 2000: International Drug Directory. Taylor & Francis. January 2000. pp. 331–. ISBN 978-3-88763-075-1.
2. J. Elks (14 November 2014). The Dictionary of Drugs: Chemical Data: Chemical Data, Structures and Bibliographies. Springer. pp. 390–. ISBN 978-1-4757-2085-3.
3. Muller (19 June 1998). European Drug Index: European Drug Registrations, Fourth Edition. CRC Press. pp. 361–. ISBN 978-3-7692-2114-5.
4. William Andrew Publishing (22 October 2013). Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition. Elsevier. pp. 1286–. ISBN 978-0-8155-1856-3.
5. VITAMINS AND HORMONES. Academic Press. 1 January 1945. pp. 233–. ISBN 978-0-08-086600-0.