References of (1S,3aS,3bS,5aR,9aR,9bS,11aS)-N-tert-butyl-9a,11a-dimethyl-7-oxo-1,2,3,
3a,3b,4,5,5a,6,9b,10,11-dodecahydroindeno[5,4-f]quinoline-1-carboxamide
Title: Finasteride
CAS Registry Number: 98319-26-7
CAS Name: (5a,17b)-
N-(1,1-Dimethylethyl)-3-oxo-4-azaandrost-1-ene-17-carboxamide
Synonyms: 17b-(
N-tert-butylcarbamoyl)-4-aza-5a-androst-1-en-3-one
Manufacturers' Codes: MK-906
Trademarks: Chibro-Proscar (Chibret); Finastid (Neopharmed); Propecia (Merck & Co.); Proscar (Merck & Co.); Prostide (Sigma-Tau)
Molecular Formula: C23H36N2O2
Molecular Weight: 372.54
Percent Composition: C 74.15%, H 9.74%, N 7.52%, O 8.59%
Literature References: Inhibitor of 5a-reductase, the enzyme which converts testosterone to the more potent androgen, 5a-dihydrotestosterone. Prepn: G. H. Rasmusson, G. F. Reynolds,
EP 155096;
eidem, US 4760071 (1985, 1988 both to Merck & Co.); G. H. Rasmusson
et al., J. Med. Chem. 29, 2298 (1986); A. Bhattacharya
et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 110, 3318 (1988). HPLC determn in plasma and urine: J. R. Carlin
et al., J. Chromatogr. 427, 79 (1988). Review of pharmacology and clinical uses: S. L. Sudduth, M. J. Koronkowski,
Pharmacotherapy 13, 309-329 (1993). Clinical trials in benign prostatic hyperplasia: J. L. Tenover
et al., Clin. Ther. 19, 243 (1997); J. D. McConnell
et al., N. Engl. J. Med. 338, 557 (1998); in male pattern hair loss: K. D. Kaufman
et al., J. Am. Acad. Dermatol. 39, 578 (1998).
Properties: White to off-white crystalline solid, mp ~257° (dried to anhydrous under N2). Also reported as mp 252-254° (Rasmusson, 1988). [a]405 -59° (c = 1 in methanol). Freely sol in chloroform, DMSO, ethanol, methanol,
n-propanol; sparingly sol in propylene glycol, polyethylene glycol 400; very slightly sol in 0.1
N HCl, 0.1
N NaOH, water.
Melting point: mp ~257° (dried to anhydrous under N2); mp 252-254° (Rasmusson, 1988)
Optical Rotation: [a]405 -59° (c = 1 in methanol)
Therap-Cat: Treatment of benign prostatic hypertrophy. Antialopecia agent.
Keywords: Antialopecia Agent; Antiprostatic Hypertrophy; 5a-Reductase Inhibitor.
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