List of androgen esters
This is a list of androgen esters, including esters of natural androgens like testosterone and dihydrotestosterone and synthetic anabolic–androgenic steroids like nandrolone.
Esters of natural AAS
Testosterone esters
Marketed
Many esters of testosterone have been marketed, including the following major esters:- Testosterone caproate
- Testosterone cypionate
- Testosterone decanoate
- Testosterone enanthate
- Testosterone isobutyrate
- Testosterone isocaproate
- Testosterone phenylpropionate
- Testosterone propionate
- Testosterone undecanoate
- Testosterone acetate
- Testosterone cyclohexylpropionate
- Testosterone enantate benzilic acid hydrazone
- Testosterone furoate
- Testosterone hexahydrobenzoate
- Testosterone hexahydrobenzylcarbonate
- Testosterone hexyloxyphenylpropionate
- Testosterone ketolaurate
- Testosterone nicotinate
- Testosterone phenylacetate
- Testosterone phosphate
- Testosterone undecylenate
- Testosterone valerate
Never marketed
- Testosterone buciclate – a very long-acting testosterone ester that was under development but ultimately did not reach the market
- Polytestosterone phloretin phosphate
- Testosterone 17β-
- Testosterone acetate butyrate
- Testosterone acetate propionate
- Testosterone benzoate
- Testosterone butyrate
- Testosterone diacetate
- Testosterone dipropionate
- Testosterone formate
- Testosterone isovalerate
- Testosterone palmitate
- Testosterone phenylbutyrate
- Testosterone stearate
- Testosterone sulfate
Dihydrotestosterone esters
Marketed
Several esters of dihydrotestosterone have also been marketed, including the following:- Androstanolone benzoate
- Androstanolone enantate
- Androstanolone propionate
- Androstanolone valerate
Never marketed
- Dihydrotestosterone acetate
- Dihydrotestosterone butyrate
- Dihydrotestosterone formate
- Dihydrotestosterone undecanoate
Esters of other natural AAS
Marketed
The following esters of other natural AAS have been marketed:- Androstenediol dipropionate
- Prasterone enantate
- Prasterone sulfate
Never marketed
- Androstenediol 3β-acetate
- Androstenediol 3β-acetate 17β-benzoate
- Androstenediol 17β-acetate
- Androstenediol diacetate
Ethers of natural AAS
Marketed
Although not esters, the following ethers of natural AAS have been marketed as well:- Cloxotestosterone acetate – the 17-O-chloral hemiacetal acetate ether of testosterone
Never marketed
- Cloxotestosterone – the 17-O-chloral hemiacetal ether of testosterone
- Silandrone – the 17-O-trimethylsilyl ether of testosterone
Esters of synthetic AAS
Methandriol esters
Marketed
- Methandriol bisenanthoyl acetate
- Methandriol dipropionate
- Methandriol propionate
Never marketed
- Methandriol diacetate
Nandrolone esters
Marketed
Many esters of the synthetic AAS nandrolone have been marketed, including the following major esters:And the following less commonly used esters:
- Nandrolone caproate
- Nandrolone cyclohexanecarboxylate
- Nandrolone cyclohexylpropionate
- Nandrolone cypionate
- Nandrolone furylpropionate
- Nandrolone hexyloxyphenylpropionate
- Nandrolone hydrogen succinate
- Nandrolone laurate
- Nandrolone propionate
- Nandrolone sulfate
- Nandrolone undecanoate
Never marketed
LS-1727 is a nitrosocarbamate ester of nandrolone that was developed as a cytostatic antineoplastic agent but was never marketed.
Trenbolone esters
Marketed
A few esters of the synthetic AAS trenbolone have been marketed, including the following esters:- Trenbolone acetate
- Trenbolone hexahydrobenzylcarbonate
Never marketed
- Trenbolone enantate
- Trenbolone undecanoate
Esters of other synthetic AAS
Marketed
Many esters of other synthetic AAS have been marketed as well, including the following:- Bolandiol dipropionate
- Bolazine capronate
- Boldenone acetate
- Boldenone cypionate
- Boldenone propionate
- Boldenone undecylenate
- Clostebol acetate
- Clostebol caproate
- Clostebol propionate
- Drostanolone propionate
- Metenolone acetate
- Metenolone enantate
- Norclostebol acetate
- Oxabolone cipionate
- Propetandrol
- Stenbolone acetate
Never marketed
- 11β-Methyl-19-nortestosterone dodecylcarbonate
- Dimethandrolone buciclate
- Dimethandrolone dodecylcarbonate
- Dimethandrolone undecanoate
- Mesterolone cypionate
- Nisterime acetate
- Trestolone acetate
- Trestolone enantate
Ethers of synthetic AAS
Marketed
Although not esters, the following ethers of synthetic AAS have been marketed as well:- Mepitiostane – 17β- ether of epitiostanol
- Methyltestosterone 3-hexyl ether – 3-hexyl enol ether of methyltestosterone
- Penmesterol – 3-cyclopentyl enol ether of methyltestosterone
- Quinbolone – 17β-cyclopentenyl enol ether of boldenone
Never marketed
- Mesabolone – 17β- ether of 1-testosterone
- Methoxydienone – 3-methyl ether of 17-dehydro-18-methyl-19-nor-δ2,5-testosterone
- Prostanozol – 17β-tetrahydropyran ether of the 17α-demethylated analogue of stanozolol