1323. Bolasterone

Nomenclature

CAS number: 1605-89-6
(7α,17β)-17-Hydroxy-7,17-dimethylandrost-4-en-3-one; 7α,17α-dimethyltestosterone.
C21H32O2; mol wt 316.48.
C 79.70%, H 10.19%, O 10.11%.

Description and references

Synthetic anabolic; epimeric with calusterone, q.v. Prepn: BE 610385; Babcock, Campbell, US 3341557 (1962, 1967 both to Upjohn); Campbell, Babcock, Hormonal Steroids, Proc. 1st Int. Congr., 2, L. Martini, A. Pecile, Eds. (Academic Press, New York, 1965) pp 59-67. Activity studies: Stucki et al., ibid. 119-132. HPLC determn in urine: R. Gonzalo-Lumbreras, R. Izquierdo-Hornillos, J. Chromatogr. B 742, 47 (2000).

Chemical structure

Properties

Crystals, mp 163-165°.

Note

This is a controlled substance (anabolic steroid): 21 CFR, 1308.13, as defined in 1300.01.