7α-Methyl-19-norandrostenedione

7α-Methyl-19-norandrostenedione (MENT dione), or 7α-methyl-19-norandrost-4-ene-3,17-dione, also known as trestione, as well as 7α-methylestr-4-ene-3,17-dione, is a synthetic anabolic-androgenic steroid (AAS) and a derivative of 19-nortestosterone (nandrolone).[1][2] It may act as a prohormone of trestolone (7α-methyl-19-nortestosterone; MENT).[1][2] MENT dione has been sold on the Internet under the name Mentabolan as a "dietary supplement".[1][2]

7α-Methyl-19-norandrostenedione

Clinical data
Other names	7α-Methyl-19-norandrost-4-ene-3,17-dione; 7α-Methylestr-4-ene-3,17-dione; MENT dione; Trestione; Mentabolan
Routes of administration	Oral[1]
Identifiers
IUPAC name (7R,8R,9S,10R,13S,14S)-7,13-Dimethyl-1,2,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,14,15,16-dodecahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthrene-3,17-dione
CAS Number	17000-78-1
PubChem CID	53916207
ChemSpider	31046848
UNII	25W4OLA785
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID00707643
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C19H26O2
Molar mass	286.415 g·mol^−1
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
SMILES C[C@@H]1CC2=CC(=O)CC[C@@H]2[C@@H]3[C@@H]1[C@@H]4CCC(=O)[C@]4(CC3)C
InChI InChI=1S/C19H26O2/c1-11-9-12-10-13(20)3-4-14(12)15-7-8-19(2)16(18(11)15)5-6-17(19)21/h10-11,14-16,18H,3-9H2,1-2H3/t11-,14+,15-,16+,18-,19+/m1/s1 Key:IHFREKJAIFEZMQ-ARTWWJDJSA-N

See also

• 4-Androstenedione
• Bolandiol
• Bolandione
• Bolenol
• Dienedione
• Methoxydienone

References

1. Rahnema CD, Crosnoe LE, Kim ED (2015). "Designer steroids - over-the-counter supplements and their androgenic component: review of an increasing problem". Andrology. 3 (2): 150–5. doi:10.1111/andr.307. PMID 25684733. S2CID 6999218.
2. Na, S., Yum, T., Choi, H., Jung, H., Pang, K., & Kim, Y. (2012). Detection of metabolites of mentabolan, a pro-anabolic steroid never marketed, in human urine by GC/MS and GC/MS/MS analysis. 제 49 회 한국분석과학회 추계학술대회, 229-229.