Buciclic acid
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IUPAC name trans-4-butylcyclohexane-1-carboxylic acid | |
Other names Bucyclic acid, buciclate, bucyclate | |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.203.068 |
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C11H20O2 | |
Molar mass | 184.279 g/mol |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). |
Buciclic acid, or bucyclic acid, systematic name trans-4-butylcyclohexane-1-carboxylic acid, is a simple alkyl-substituted cyclohexanecarboxylic acid.[1] The salts and esters of buciclic acid are known as buciclates (bucyclates). Pharmaceutical examples of esters of this acid include testosterone buciclate, a long-acting prodrug of the androgen testosterone,[2] and dimethandrolone buciclate, a prodrug of dimethandrolone.
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[edit]- ^ "Essential Medicines and Health Products Information Portal" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 23, 2016.
- ^ Shalender Bhasin (13 February 1996). Pharmacology, Biology, and Clinical Applications of Androgens: Current Status and Future Prospects. John Wiley & Sons. pp. 472–. ISBN 978-0-471-13320-9.