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ROSENKRANZ, George (1916 – )

ROSENKRANZ, George (1916 – )

1916 –

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1954 CE

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Steroids. LIV.Synthesis of 19-Nov-17α-ethynyltestosterone and 19-Nor-17α-methyltestosterone.

DJERASSI, Carl (1923 – 2015)
DJERASSI, Carl (1923 – 2015) MIRAMONTES CARDÉNAS, Luis Ernesto (1925 – 2004)
ROSENKRANZ, George (1916 – )
ROSENKRANZ, George (1916 – ) SONDHEIMER, Franz (1926 – 1981)

Synthesis of Norethisterone (or norethindrone) (or 19-nor-17α-ethynyltestosterone), the first highly active progestin analog that was effective when taken by mouth. This molecule became part of one of the first …