Boldione

Boldione
Clinical data
Other names1,4-Androstadiene-3,17-dione; 1-Dehydroandrostenedione; androsta-1,4-diene-3,17-dione; ADD
Routes of
administration
Oral
Identifiers
  • (8R,9S,10R,13S,14S)-10,13-dimethyl-7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16-octahydro-6H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthrene-3,17-dione
CAS Number
PubChem CID
ChemSpider
UNII
ChEBI
ChEMBL
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
ECHA InfoCard100.011.798
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC19H24O2
Molar mass284.399 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • O=C\1\C=C/[C@]3(/C(=C/1)CC[C@H]4[C@@H]2CCC(=O)[C@]2(CC[C@H]34)C)C
  • InChI=1S/C19H24O2/c1-18-9-7-13(20)11-12(18)3-4-14-15-5-6-17(21)19(15,2)10-8-16(14)18/h7,9,11,14-16H,3-6,8,10H2,1-2H3/t14-,15-,16-,18-,19-/m0/s1
  • Key:LUJVUUWNAPIQQI-QAGGRKNESA-N

Boldione, also known as androstadienedione or 1-dehydroandrostenedione, as well as 1,4-androstadiene-3,17-dione, is an important industrial precursor for various steroid hormones. In the United States the chemical is regulated as a Schedule III Controlled Substance.