Hexestrol dicaprylate

Hexestrol dicaprylate
Identifiers
  • [4-[4-(4-Octanoyloxyphenyl)hexan-3-yl]phenyl] octanoate
CAS Number
PubChem CID
ChemSpider
UNII
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Chemical and physical data
FormulaC34H50O4
Molar mass522.770 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • CCCCCCCC(=O)OC1=CC=C(C=C1)C(CC)C(CC)C2=CC=C(C=C2)OC(=O)CCCCCCC
  • InChI=InChI=1S/C34H50O4/c1-5-9-11-13-15-17-33(35)37-29-23-19-27(20-24-29)31(7-3)32(8-4)28-21-25-30(26-22-28)38-34(36)18-16-14-12-10-6-2/h19-26,31-32H,5-18H2,1-4H3
  • Key:JZMCTYYCJNIOBO-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Hexestrol dicaprylate (brand name Taston), or dioctanoylhexestrol, is a synthetic, nonsteroidal estrogen of the stilbestrol group related to diethylstilbestrol that is no longer marketed.[1][2] It is a long-acting[3] ester of hexestrol.[1]

  1. ^ a b J. Elks (14 November 2014). The Dictionary of Drugs: Chemical Data: Chemical Data, Structures and Bibliographies. Springer. pp. 163–. ISBN 978-1-4757-2085-3.
  2. ^ World Pharmaceuticals Directory. Unlisted Drugs. 1988.
  3. ^ Ono H, Miura T, Mizoguchi J, Imamichi T (1977). "Inhibitory effect and its recovery in the gonadal system of adult male rats by single injection with the long-lasting reproductive inhibitor, hexestrol dicaprylate". Nippon Juigaku Zasshi. 39 (4): 437–43. doi:10.1292/jvms1939.39.437. PMID 916475.