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We have previously found that several families of nonpolar short chain 11 β-ethers and esters of estradiol are selective estrogen receptor modulators(SERMs).Surprisingly,the transformation from potent estrogen to anti-estrogen occurs when the 11β-side chain is increased slightly in length from four to five non-hydrogen atoms.To generate strong antagonists for preclinical development,we have synthesized other similar ER ligands with 11β-ethers and with an additional ethinyl group at the 17α-position in order to slow metabolism of the steroidal moiety.Here we report the synthesis and biological activity of two such compounds(11β-i-PrO-propyl and 11β-t-BuO-propyl ethers) with extremely strong antagonist activities.
We have previously found that several families of nonpolar short chain 11 β-ethers and esters of estradiol are selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERMs). Surprisingly, the transformation from potent estrogen to anti-estrogen occurs when the 11β-side chain is slightly slightly in length from four to five non-hydrogen atoms. To generate strong antagonists for preclinical development, we have synthesized similar ligands with 11β-ethers and with an additional ethinyl group at the 17α-position in order to slow metabolism of the steroidal moiety. Here we report the synthesis and biological activity of two such compounds (11β-i-PrO-propyl and 11β-t-BuO-propyl ethers) with extremely strong antagonist activities.