Testosterone hexahydrobenzoate

Testosterone hexahydrobenzoate (THHB), or testosterone cyclohexanecarboxylate (TCHC), sold under the brand names Testormon Depot, Sterandryl Retard, Tardosterandryl, and Testosteron-Depot among others, is an androgen and anabolic steroid medication and a testosterone ester.^{[1][2][3][4][5]} It is used by intramuscular injection and is provided in the form of ampoules containing 100 mg THHB in oil solution.^[4] THHB has comparable pharmacokinetics to those of testosterone cypionate and testosterone enanthate.^[6] The medication is no longer marketed.^[7] It was previously available in Great Britain.^[8]

Testosterone hexahydrobenzoate

Clinical data
Trade names	Testormon Depot, Sterandryl Retard, Tardosterandryl, Testodur, Virex
Other names	THHB; Testosterone cyclohexanecarboxylate; TCHC; Testosterone 17β-cyclohexanecarboxylate
Routes of administration	Intramuscular injection
Identifiers
IUPAC name (1S,2R,10R,11S,14S,15S)-2,15-dimethyl-5-oxotetracyclo[8.7.0.02,7.011,15]heptadec-6-en-14-yl cyclohexanecarboxylate
CAS Number	14191-92-5
PubChem CID	21116124
ChemSpider	19972137
UNII	T4QOX8847Z
ECHA InfoCard	100.034.571
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C26H38O3
Molar mass	398.587 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
SMILES C[C@]12CC[C@H]3[C@H]([C@@H]1CC[C@@H]2OC(=O)C4CCCCC4)CCC5=CC(=O)CC[C@]35C
InChI InChI=1S/C26H38O3/c1-25-14-12-19(27)16-18(25)8-9-20-21-10-11-23(26(21,2)15-13-22(20)25)29-24(28)17-6-4-3-5-7-17/h16-17,20-23H,3-15H2,1-2H3/t20-,21-,22-,23-,25-,26-/m0/s1 Key:YKNXICSCSYLTHK-IXKNJLPQSA-N

See also

• Nandrolone cyclohexanecarboxylate