Chlormadinone

Chlormadinone is a progestin which was never marketed.[1][2] An acylated derivative, chlormadinone acetate, is used clinically as a pharmaceutical drug.[1][2]

Chlormadinone
Clinical data
Other names17α-Hydroxy-6-chloro-6-dehydroprogesterone; 17α-Hydroxy-6-chloropregna-4,6-diene-3,20-dione
ATC code
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CAS Number
PubChem CID
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ECHA InfoCard100.016.185
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC21H27ClO3
Molar mass362.890 g/mol g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)

It was patented in 1958 and approved for medical use in 1963.[3] While chlormadinone is sometimes used as a synonym for chlormadinone acetate, what is almost always being referred to is chlormadinone acetate and not chlormadinone.

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References

  1. F.. Macdonald (1997). Dictionary of Pharmacological Agents. CRC Press. p. 419. ISBN 978-0-412-46630-4. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  2. Index Nominum 2000: International Drug Directory. Taylor & Francis US. 2000. p. 215. ISBN 978-3-88763-075-1. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  3. Fischer, Jnos; Ganellin, C. Robin (2006). Analogue-based Drug Discovery. John Wiley & Sons. p. 478. ISBN 9783527607495.


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