Estrogenic Biphenyls. VIII. Preparation and Estrogenic Activity of 4′-(1-Hydroxyalkyl)-4-methoxybiphenyls

T Sato

Index: Sato,T. Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan, 1960 , vol. 33, p. 5 - 7

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Abstract

According to the hypothesis presented by Õki and Urushibara15 to account for the estrogenic activity of non-steroidal compounds of the stilbene-bibenzyl type, the activity is closely associated with the molecular structure in that the development of strong action requires not only the presence of two active hydrogens or any groups capable of producing such in vivo at the optimum distance from each other, but also optimum thickness and ...