Chemistry:Clogestone

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Short description: Chemical compound
Clogestone
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Other namesChlormadinol
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FormulaC21H29ClO3
Molar mass364.91 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)

Clogestone (INN, BAN), also known as chlormadinol or as 3β,17α-dihydroxy-6-chloropregna-4,6-diene-20-one,[1] is a steroidal progestin that was synthesized in 1964 and was investigated as a progestin-only contraceptive but was never marketed.[2][3] A diacetate ester, clogestone acetate, also exists and similarly was never marketed.[2]

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