Dianol

Dianol
Identifiers
  • 4-[(1E)-3-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)-2-methylpent-1-en-1-yl]phenol
CAS Number
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Chemical and physical data
FormulaC18H20O2
Molar mass268.356 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • CCC(\C(C)=C\C1=CC=C(O)C=C1)C1=CC=C(O)C=C1
  • InChI=1/C18H20O2/c1-3-18(15-6-10-17(20)11-7-15)13(2)12-14-4-8-16(19)9-5-14/h4-12,18-20H,3H2,1-2H3/b13-12+
  • Key:LYDGPZXLJYBDEM-OUKQBFOZNA-N

Dianol is a synthetic, nonsteroidal estrogen that was never marketed. It is a dimer and impurity of anol, and was, along with hexestrol, involved in erroneous findings of highly potent estrogenic activity with anol. Although a potent estrogen, it requires a dose of 100 μg to show activity, whereas hexestrol shows activity with a mere dose of 0.2 μg.