Fenestrel
Clinical data
Other namesDemethoxycarbestrol; NSC-86465; 2-methyl-3-ethyl-4-phenyl-δ4-cyclohexenecarboxylic acid
ATC code
  • None
Identifiers
  • 5-Ethyl-6-methyl-4-phenylcyclohex-3-ene-1-carboxylic acid
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Chemical and physical data
FormulaC16H20O2
Molar mass244.334 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • CCC1C(C(CC=C1C2=CC=CC=C2)C(=O)O)C
  • InChI=1S/C16H20O2/c1-3-13-11(2)14(16(17)18)9-10-15(13)12-7-5-4-6-8-12/h4-8,10-11,13-14H,3,9H2,1-2H3,(H,17,18)
  • Key:CLMFEXDZPBGYQQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Fenestrel (INN, USAN) (developmental code name ORF-3858) is a synthetic, nonsteroidal estrogen that was developed as a postcoital contraceptive in the 1960s but was never marketed.[1][2][3][4] Synthesized by Ortho Pharmaceutical in 1961 and studied extensively, it was coined the "morning-after-pill" or "postcoital antifertility agent".[5] Fenestrel is a seco analogue of doisynolic acid, and a member of the cyclohexenecarboxylic acid series of estrogens.[6][7]

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References

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  2. Milne GW (8 May 2018). Drugs: Synonyms and Properties: Synonyms and Properties. Taylor & Francis. pp. 1407–. ISBN 978-1-351-78989-9.
  3. Revaz C, Goldenberg B, Achtari H (January 1971). "[Critical study of new contraceptive methods]". Schweizerische Medizinische Wochenschrift (in French). 101 (3): 92–96. PMID 5544232.
  4. Kunjappu MJ (June 2011). "Pioneering studies of the "morning-after" pill". The Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine. 84 (2): 109–111. PMC 3117403. PMID 21698041.
  5. Hahn DW, McGuire JL (6 December 2012). "The Use of Pharmacological Agents to Study Implantation". In Glasser SR, Bullock DW (eds.). Cellular and Molecular Aspects of Implantation. Springer Science & Business Media. pp. 478–. ISBN 978-1-4613-3180-3.
  6. Kirk RE, Othmer DF (1980). Encyclopedia of chemical technology. Wiley. p. 672. ISBN 978-0-471-02065-3.
  7. Acta europaea fertilitatis. Piccin Medical Books. 1969.
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