4-Dehydroepiandrosterone

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4-Dehydroepiandrosterone

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4-Dehydroepiandrosterone
Identifiers
CAS number 571-44-8 YesY
ChemSpider 8123501 YesY
ChEMBL CHEMBL1077603 YesY
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Properties
Molecular formula C19H28O2
Molar mass 288.42 g mol−1
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Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
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4-Dehydroepiandrosterone (4-DHEA) is an adrenal steroid[citation needed] that is an isomer of 5-dehydroepiandrosterone. 4-DHEA has been prepared by laboratory synthesis.[1][2]

Synonyms

Synonyms for 4-dehydroepiandrosterone are:

3β-Hydroxy-4-androsten-17-one, 3β-hydroxyandrost-4-en-17-one, 3β-hydroxy-4-androsten-17-one, 3β-hydroxy-androst-4-en-17-one, 3β-hydroxy-D4-androsten-17-one, 3β-hydroxyandrost-4-en-17-one, 3β-hydroxyandrost-4-ene-17-one, 3β-hydroxy-etioallocholan-4-ene-17-one, and 4-androsten-3β-ol-17-one.

References

  1. ^ Klimstra, Paul D.; Colton, F. B. Synthesis of 3β-hydroxyestr-4-en-17-one and 3β-hydroxyandrost-4-en-17-one. Steroids (1967), 10(4), 411-24.
  2. ^ Ward, Margaret G.; Orr, James C.; Engel, Lewis L. A convenient synthesis of 3β-hydroxyandrost-4-en-17-one. Journal of Organic Chemistry (1965), 30(5), 1421-3.

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