Norethindrone enanthate

Common Name Norethindrone enanthate Norethisterone enanthate Norethisterone heptanoate... 

Norethindrone andISlorethindrone Acetate. Norethindrone (28) and its acetate or enanthate are used in oral contraceptives. 

Norethindrone may be recrystakhed from ethyl acetate (111). It is soluble in acetone, chloroform, dioxane, ethanol, and pyridine slightly soluble in ether, and insoluble in water (112,113). Its crystal stmcture has been reported (114), and extensive analytical and spectral data have been compiled (115). Norethindrone acetate can be recrystakhed from methylene chloride/hexane (111). It is soluble in acetone, chloroform, dioxane, ethanol, and ether, and insoluble in water (112). Data for identification have been reported (113). The preparation of norethindrone (28) has been described (see Fig. 5). Norethindrone acetate (80) is prepared by the acylation of norethindrone. Norethindrone esters have been described ie, norethindrone, an appropriate acid, and trifiuoroacetic anhydride have been shown to provide a wide variety of norethindrone esters including the acetate (80) and enanthate (81) (116). 

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