Chemistry:Diethylstilbestrol diacetate

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Short description: Chemical compound
Diethylstilbestrol diacetate
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Clinical data
Trade namesHormostilboral Stark
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Chemical and physical data
FormulaC22H24O4
Molar mass352.430 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)

Diethylstilbestrol diacetate (DESDA) (brand name Hormostilboral Stark) is a synthetic, nonsteroidal estrogen of the stilbestrol group and an ester of diethylstilbestrol (DES) that was introduced for clinical use in the 1940s and was formerly marketed but is now no longer available.[1][2]

References

  1. J. Elks (14 November 2014). The Dictionary of Drugs: Chemical Data: Chemical Data, Structures and Bibliographies. Springer. p. 396. ISBN 978-1-4757-2085-3. https://books.google.com/books?id=0vXTBwAAQBAJ&pg=PA396. 
  2. "Synthetic estrogens and the relation between their structure and their activity". Chem. Rev. 37 (3): 481–598. 1945. doi:10.1021/cr60118a004. PMID 21013428.