Paroxypropione

Paroxypropione
Clinical data
Trade names	Frenantol, Frenormon, Hypophenon, Paroxon, Possipione, Profenone, others
Other names	Paraoxypropiophenone; H-365; NSC-2834; 4'-Hydroxypropiophenone; Ethyl p-hydroxyphenyl ketone; p-Propionylphenol; Paroxypropiophenone; Parahydroxypropiophenone; PHP
Drug class	Nonsteroidal estrogen; Antigonadotropin
ATC code	None;
Legal status
Legal status	In general: ℞ (Prescription only);
Identifiers
	IUPAC name 1-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-1-propanone;
CAS Number	70-70-2;
PubChem CID	6271;
ChemSpider	6035;
UNII	X9952001TG;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID8023426 ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.000.676
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C9H10O2
Molar mass	150.177 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
	SMILES CCC(=O)c1ccc(cc1)O;
	InChI InChI=1S/C9H10O2/c1-2-9(11)7-3-5-8(10)6-4-7/h3-6,10H,2H2,1H3; Key:RARSHUDCJQSEFJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N;

Paroxypropione, also known as paraoxypropiophenone, is a synthetic nonsteroidal estrogen which has been used medically as an antigonadotropin in Spain and Italy but appears to no longer be marketed.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] It was first synthesized in 1902.^[1] The antigonadotropic properties of the drug were discovered in 1951^[3] and it entered clinical use shortly thereafter.^[5]

Pharmacology

Pharmacodynamics

Paroxypropione is closely related structurally to p-hydroxybenzoic acid and parabens such as methylparaben, and also bears a close resemblance to diethylstilbestrol (which, in fact, produces paroxypropione as an active metabolite)^[6]^[7] and alkylphenols like nonylphenol, all of which are also estrogens.^[8]^[9] The drug possesses relatively low affinity for the estrogen receptor^[4] and must be given at high dosages to achieve significant estrogenic and antigonadotropic effects, for instance, 0.8 to 1.6 g/day.^[10]^[11] It possesses 0.1% of the estrogenic activity and less than 0.5% of the antigonadotropic potency of estrone.^[12]

Chemistry

Synthesis

The highest reported yield, approximately 96%, is from the between phenol and propionyl chloride.^[13] The mechanism is likely to involve initial esterification to give phenyl propionate, which then undergoes a Fries rearrangement.

Derivatives

Paroxypropione is a precursor in the chemical synthesis of diethylstilbestrol and dienestrol.^[14]^[15]

Society and culture

Names

Brand names Frenantol, Frenormon, Hypophenon, Paroxon, Possipione, Profenone, numerous others; former developmental code name NSC-2834, also known as paroxypropiophenone (P.O.P.) or 4'-hydroxypropiophenone.

Research

Paroxypropione was studied and used in the treatment of breast cancer.^[16]^[17]^[18]

References

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^ Stoll BA (August 1956). "P-hydroxypropiophenone for advanced breast cancer: a preliminary report". The Medical Journal of Australia. 43 (5): 181–3. doi:10.5694/j.1326-5377.1956.tb56562.x. PMID 13358357. S2CID 22364847.
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