Chemistry:Dimepregnen

Short description: Chemical compound

Dimepregnen

Clinical data
ATC code	None
Identifiers
IUPAC name (3β,6α,16α)-3-Hydroxy-6,16-dimethylpregn-4-en-20-one
CAS Number	21208-26-4
PubChem CID	208839
ChemSpider	180948
UNII	X08N6BOT8Y
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C23H36O2
Molar mass	344.539 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
SMILES CC1CC2C3CC(C4=CC(CCC4(C3CCC2(C1C(=O)C)C)C)O)C
InChI InChI=InChI=1S/C23H36O2/c1-13-10-17-18(22(4)8-6-16(25)12-19(13)22)7-9-23(5)20(17)11-14(2)21(23)15(3)24/h12-14,16-18,20-21,25H,6-11H2,1-5H3/t13-,14+,16-,17+,18-,20-,21+,22+,23-/m0/s1 Key:ATEJLEVEJWUXMA-XGYZZIOMSA-N

Dimepregnen (INN, BAN) (developmental code name ST-1411), or 6α,16α-dimethylpregn-4-en-3β-ol-20-one, is a pregnene steroid described as an antiestrogen that was synthesized in 1968 and was never marketed. It is similar in structure to the progestins and progesterone derivatives melengestrol and anagestone.

See also

• Anagestone acetate
• Medroxyprogesterone acetate
• Megestrol acetate
• Melengestrol acetate