Chemistry:Flugestone

Short description: Chemical compound

Flugestone

Identifiers
IUPAC name (8S,9R,10S,11S,13S,14S,17R)-17-acetyl-9-fluoro-11,17-dihydroxy-10,13-dimethyl-1,2,6,7,8,11,12,14,15,16-decahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-one
CAS Number	337-03-1
PubChem CID	254765
ChemSpider	223326
UNII	NT3ET34748
KEGG	D07968
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C21H29FO4
Molar mass	364.457 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
SMILES CC(=O)C1(CCC2C1(CC(C3(C2CCC4=CC(=O)CCC43C)F)O)C)O
InChI InChI=1S/C21H29FO4/c1-12(23)20(26)9-7-15-16-5-4-13-10-14(24)6-8-18(13,2)21(16,22)17(25)11-19(15,20)3/h10,15-17,25-26H,4-9,11H2,1-3H3/t15-,16-,17-,18-,19-,20-,21-/m0/s1 Key:OFSXGKOMEGSTSE-BPSSIEEOSA-N

Flugestone (INN, BAN), also known as flurogestone, as well as 9α-fluoro-11β,17α-dihydroxyprogesterone, is a steroidal progestin of the 17α-hydroxyprogesterone group that was never marketed. An acetate ester, flurogestone acetate, is used in veterinary medicine.

See also

• 9α-Bromo-11-ketoprogesterone
• Fluorometholone
• Medrysone
• Norgestomet