Synonyms Quadrosilane PubChem CID 20774 Formula C18H28O4Si4 Molar mass 420.1065 g/mol | CAS Number 4657-20-9 ChemSpider 19557 3D model (Jmol) Interactive image | |
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Quadrosilan (INN, BAN) (trade name Cisobitan; former developmental code name KABI-1774) is a synthetic, non-steroidal estrogen that was developed in the 1970s and that is or has been used as an antigonadotropic agent in the treatment of prostate cancer. It is an organosilicon compound, and is also known as 2,6-cisdiphenylhexamethylcyclotetrasiloxane. Quadrosilan has estrogenic activity equivalent to that of estradiol, and can produce feminization and gynecomastia as side effects in male patients.
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