Buciclic acid

Buciclic acid, or bucyclic acid, systematic name trans-4-butylcyclohexane-1-carboxylic acid, is a simple alkyl-substituted cyclohexanecarboxylic acid.[1] The salts and esters of buciclic acid are known as buciclates (bucyclates). Pharmaceutical examples of esters of this acid include testosterone buciclate, a long-acting prodrug of the androgen testosterone,[2] and dimethandrolone buciclate, a prodrug of dimethandrolone.

Buciclic acid
Names
IUPAC name
trans-4-butylcyclohexane-1-carboxylic acid
Other names
Bucyclic acid, buciclate, bucyclate
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.203.068
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C11H20O2/c1-2-3-4-9-5-7-10(8-6-9)11(12)13/h9-10H,2-8H2,1H3,(H,12,13)
    Key: BALGERHMIXFENA-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • CCCCC1CCC(CC1)C(=O)O
Properties
C11H20O2
Molar mass 184.279 g/mol
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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See also

References
  1. "Essential Medicines and Health Products Information Portal" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 23, 2016.
  2. Shalender Bhasin (13 February 1996). Pharmacology, Biology, and Clinical Applications of Androgens: Current Status and Future Prospects. John Wiley & Sons. pp. 472–. ISBN 978-0-471-13320-9.


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