Synthetic Estrogenic Substances. 1 II. Hexesterol and Some of its Esters

EL Foreman, CO Miller

Index: Foreman; Miller Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1941 , vol. 63, p. 2240

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Abstract

Since the discovery of the estrogenic activity of diethylstilbestrol by Dodds and co-workers, many other relatively simple compounds have been tested for this property. Of the compounds studied, some derivatives of triphenylethylene, 3t4 diethylstilbestrol and hexestrol5 appear to show promise of clinical usefulness. In view of the interest in the effectiveness and duration of action of the esters of estradiol, diethylstilbestrol and ...