Testosterone caproate

Testosterone caproate (TCa), also known as testosterone hexanoate, is an androgen and anabolic steroid and a testosterone ester that is no longer marketed.^[1][2][3] It was formerly available as a component of Omnadren 250, along with testosterone isocaproate, testosterone phenylpropionate, and testosterone propionate, but this formulation has since been discontinued.^[4]

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Parenteral durations of androgens/anabolic steroids

Medication	Form	Major brand names	Duration
Testosterone	Aqueous suspension	Andronaq, Sterotate, Virosterone	2–3 days
Testosterone propionate	Oil solution	Androteston, Perandren, Testoviron	3–4 days
Testosterone phenylpropionate	Oil solution	Testolent	8 days
Testosterone isobutyrate	Aqueous suspension	Agovirin Depot, Perandren M	14 days
Mixed testosterone estersa	Oil solution	Triolandren	10–20 days
Mixed testosterone estersb	Oil solution	Testosid Depot	14–20 days
Testosterone enanthate	Oil solution	Delatestryl	14–28 days
Testosterone cypionate	Oil solution	Depovirin	14–28 days
Mixed testosterone estersc	Oil solution	Sustanon 250	28 days
Testosterone undecanoate	Oil solution	Aveed, Nebido	100 days
Testosterone buciclated	Aqueous suspension	20 Aet-1, CDB-1781e	90–120 days
Nandrolone phenylpropionate	Oil solution	Durabolin	10 days
Nandrolone decanoate	Oil solution	Deca Durabolin	21–28 days
Methandriol	Aqueous suspension	Notandron, Protandren	8 days
Methandriol bisenanthoyl acetate	Oil solution	Notandron Depot	16 days
Metenolone acetate	Oil solution	Primobolan	3 days
Metenolone enanthate	Oil solution	Primobolan Depot	14 days
Note: All are via i.m. injection. Footnotes: a = TP, TV, and TUe. b = TP and TKL. c = TP, TPP, TiCa, and TD. d = Studied but never marketed. e = Developmental code names. Sources: See template.

Testosterone caproate

Clinical data
Trade names	Omnadren 250
Other names	TCa; Testosterone hexanoate; 17β-Hydroxyandrost-4-en-3-one hexanoate; 3-Oxoandrost-4-en-17β-yl hexanoate
Routes of administration	Intramuscular injection
Identifiers
IUPAC name [(8R,9S,10R,13S,14S,17S)-10,13-dimethyl-3-oxo-1,2,6,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthren-17-yl] hexanoate
CAS Number	10312-45-5
PubChem CID	112100
ChemSpider	100500
UNII	7CC0L7J83H
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID10908205
ECHA InfoCard	100.030.615
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C25H38O3
Molar mass	386.576 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
SMILES CCCCCC(=O)O[C@H]1CC[C@@H]2[C@@]1(CC[C@H]3[C@H]2CCC4=CC(=O)CC[C@]34C)C
InChI InChI=1S/C25H38O3/c1-4-5-6-7-23(27)28-22-11-10-20-19-9-8-17-16-18(26)12-14-24(17,2)21(19)13-15-25(20,22)3/h16,19-22H,4-15H2,1-3H3/t19-,20-,21-,22-,24-,25-/m0/s1 Key:WIGTZVOQGIFMAV-BKWLFHPQSA-N

Gallery

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  The Russian Testosterone Hexanoate 100 mg (front)
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  The Russian Testosterone Hexanoate 100 mg (back)

See also

• List of androgen esters § Testosterone esters
• Estradiol dibutyrate/hydroxyprogesterone heptanoate/testosterone caproate
• Testosterone propionate/testosterone phenylpropionate/testosterone isocaproate/testosterone caproate

References

1. Elks J (14 November 2014). The Dictionary of Drugs: Chemical Data: Chemical Data, Structures and Bibliographies. Springer. pp. 641–642. ISBN 978-1-4757-2085-3.
2. Index Nominum 2000: International Drug Directory. Taylor & Francis. January 2000. ISBN 978-3-88763-075-1.
3. Morton IK, Hall JS (6 December 2012). Concise Dictionary of Pharmacological Agents: Properties and Synonyms. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 978-94-011-4439-1.
4. Llewellyn W (2011). Anabolics. Molecular Nutrition Llc. pp. 583–. ISBN 978-0-9828280-1-4.