17b-(tert-Butylcarbamoyl)-4-aza-5a-androsten-3-one

Uses

(4aR,4bS,6aS,7S,9aS,9bS)-N-(1,1-Dimethylethyl)-2,3,4,4a,4b,5,6,6a,7,8,9,9a,9b,10-tetradecahydro-4a,6a-dimethyl-2-oxo-1H-indeno[5,4-f]quinoline-7-carboxamide, is an impurity of Finasteride (F342000), Inhibitor of 5α-reductase, the enzyme which converts testosterone to the more potent androgen, 5α-dihydrotestosterone.Antialopecia agent.