title: Potential long-acting contraceptive agents: esters of testosterone with alkoxy- and halogeno-substituted carboxylic acids.
abstract: The chemical synthesis and physical data of several new esters of testosterone (17 beta-hydroxyandrost-4-en-3-one), which contain either a halogeno or an alkoxy substituent in the acid chain, are reported.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, Tehran University, Iran.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shafiee
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vosooghi
authors.forename: C G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Francisco
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Freire
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hernandez
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Salazar
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Suarez
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sotheeswaran
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Gunatilaka
mesh_terms: D002264:Carboxylic Acids; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002621:Chemistry; D003272:Contraceptive Agents, Male / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D013739:Testosterone / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D002264:Carboxylic Acids; D003272:Contraceptive Agents, Male; D013739:Testosterone