2,8-Dihydroxyhexahydrochrysene

2,8-Dihydroxyhexahydrochrysene (2,8-DHHHC) is a synthetic, nonsteroidal weak estrogen with approximately 1/2,000th the estrogenic potency of the structurally-related estrogen diethylstilbestrol.^[1][2][3] It is said to be intermediate in structure between estradiol and hexestrol, but conversely to both of them, it is drastically less potent in comparison.^[3]

2,8-Dihydroxyhexahydrochrysene

Clinical data
ATC code	None
Identifiers
CAS Number	71563-78-5 Y
PubChem CID	12519776
ChemSpider	23351465
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C18H18O2
Molar mass	266.340 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
SMILES OC1C=CC2=C(C=1)CCC3C2CCC4C3=CC=C(O)C=4
InChI InChI=1S/C18H18O2/c19-13-3-7-15-11(9-13)1-5-17-16-8-4-14(20)10-12(16)2-6-18(15)17/h3-4,7-10,17-20H,1-2,5-6H2 Key:WKSBLYZBEPGLTB-UHFFFAOYSA-N

See also

• Tetrahydrochrysene
• Chrysene
• Triphenylethylene
• Estrobin
• Stilbestrol
• Methallenestril
• Ethamoxytriphetol