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Steroids / DHT derivatives

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Turinabol Tbol

An oral steroid infamous for its central role in the East German government's secret Olympic doping program. It has no current legal medical use or modern human research; historical doping-era evidence and its chemical structure point to real risk of liver strain.

Also known as 4-chlorodehydromethyltestosterone, OT, Oral turinabol, Oral-Turinabol, 4-Chloro-methandienone, Dehydrochlormethyltestosterone, RefChem:575807, CDMT, 4-Chloromethandienone

Effects Build muscle
Routes Oral
Legal status Controlled substance

3D Molecular Structure of C20H27ClO2

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  • Carbon
  • Hydrogen
  • Chlorine
  • Oxygen

Chemistry

Formula
C20H27ClO2
Molar mass
334.9
CAS
2446-23-3
PubChem CID
98521
IUPAC name
(8R,9S,10R,13S,14S,17S)-4-chloro-17-hydroxy-10,13,17-trimethyl-7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16-octahydro-6H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-one
InChIKey
AGUNEISBPXQOPA-XMUHMHRVSA-N

Reported dosing

User-reported

What has been reported in the literature and by users. This is a record of what is done, not a recommendation.

Typical dose 20-40 mg/day
Reported range 10-60 mg/day
Route Oral
Frequency Once or twice daily
Duration 6-8 week cycles (unregulated use)

An oral steroid infamous for its central role in the East German state doping program; a Schedule III controlled substance with no current legal medical use or modern human research, and a reputation for liver strain based on historical/doping-era evidence.

Where this comes from Historical doping-era/case literature; user-reported/bodybuilding literature

There is no approved human dosing for this compound. The figures above are what users and vendors report, not what has been established as safe or effective. Treat them as a record of what is done, not as guidance.