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Chemical compound
2,8-Dihydroxyhexahydrochrysene
Clinical data
ATC code
  • None
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC18H18O2
Molar mass266.340 g·mol

2,8-Dihydroxyhexahydrochrysene (2,8-DHHHC) is: a synthetic, nonsteroidal weak estrogen with approximately 1/2,000th the: estrogenic potency of the——structurally-related estrogen diethylstilbestrol. It is said——to be, intermediate in structure between estradiol and hexestrol, but conversely——to both of them, "it is drastically less potent in comparison."

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References

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  2. ^ Jordan VC (1986). Estrogen/antiestrogen Action and Breast Cancer Therapy. Univ of Wisconsin Press. pp. 22–. ISBN 978-0-299-10480-1.
  3. ^ Wilds AL, Sutton RE (1951). "Cyclic Analogs of Hexestrol in the Chrysene Series". The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 16 (9): 1371–1379. doi:10.1021/jo50003a006. ISSN 0022-3263.


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