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Also known as methylandrostenediol, 17α-methylandrost-5-ene-3β,17β-diol, Crestabolic, Cytobolin, Diandren, Madiol, Stenediol, Mestenediol

Methandriol (brand names Anabol, Crestabolic, Cytobolin, Diandren, Durabolic, Madiol, Mestenediol, Methabolic, Methydiol, Sterabolic, Stenediol), also known as methylandrostenediol, is an androgen and anabolic steroid (AAS) medication which was developed by Organon and is used in both oral and injectable (as methandriol dipropionate, methandriol propionate, or methandriol bisenanthoyl acetate) formulations. It is an orally active 17α-alkylated AAS and a derivative of the endogenous androgen prohormone androstenediol.

Chemical data

Formula
C20H32O2
Molecular weight
304.5 g/mol
IUPAC name
(3S,8R,9S,10R,13S,14S,17S)-10,13,17-trimethyl-1,2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16-dodecahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthrene-3,17-diol
SMILES
C[C@]12CC[C@@H](CC1=CC[C@@H]3[C@@H]2CC[C@]4([C@H]3CC[C@]4(C)O)C)O
InChIKey
WRWBCPJQPDHXTJ-DTMQFJJTSA-N
XLogP
3.7
Polar surface area
40.5 Ų
H-bond donors
2
H-bond acceptors
2
Formal charge
0

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Wikidata facts

Mass
304.24023
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chemical formula
C₂₀H₃₂O₂
canonical SMILES
CC12CCC(CC1=CCC3C2CCC4(C3CCC4(C)O)C)O
Commons category
Methandriol
isomeric SMILES
C[C@]12CC[C@@H](CC1=CC[C@@H]3[C@@H]2CC[C@]4([C@H]3CC[C@]4(C)O)C)O
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Methandriol (brand names Anabol, Crestabolic, Cytobolin, Diandren, Durabolic, Madiol, Mestenediol, Methabolic, Methydiol, Sterabolic, Stenediol), also known as methylandrostenediol, is an androgen and anabolic steroid (AAS) medication which was developed by Organon and is used in both oral and injectable (as methandriol dipropionate, methandriol propionate, or methandriol bisenanthoyl acetate) formulations. It is an orally active 17α-alkylated AAS and a derivative of the endogenous androgen prohormone androstenediol.

==Medical uses== Methandriol has been used in the treatment of breast cancer in women. It has been reported to be almost as virilizing as comparable doses of testosterone propionate and methyltestosterone in women.

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