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Class Number: 552 Class Title: ORGANIC COMPOUNDS -- PART OF THE CLASS 532-570 SERIES Subclass Subclass Number Title * ORGANIC COMPOUNDS 1 .Azides 2 ..With preservative or stabilizer 3 ..Phoshorus attached directly or indirectly to the azide group by nonionic bonding 4 ..Silicon, boron, aluminum or heavy metal containing 5 ..Chalcogen or nitrogen bonded directly to the azide group (e.g., sulfonyl azides, etc.) 6 ..Having -C(=X)-, wherein X is chalcogen, bonded directly to the azide group 7 ...Chalcogen bonded directly to the -C(=X)- group 8 ..Benzene ring bonded directly to the azide group 9 ..Cyclopentanohydrophenanthrene ring system containing 10 ..Acyclic carbon bonded directly to the azide group 11 ...Nitrogen attached indirectly to the azide group by acyclic nonionic bonding (e.g., diazides, etc.) 12 ....Having -C(=X)-, wherein X is chalcogen, attached indirectly to the azide group by acyclic nonionic bonding 100 .Acyclic carbon bonded directly to three benzene rings and to cyano (e.g., triphenylacetonitrile, etc.) 101 .Acyclic carbon bonded directly to three benzene rings or to two benzene rings and a cyclohexadienyl ring, which acyclic carbon may not be bonded to a fourth carbon (e.g., triphenylmethane dyestuffs, etc.) 102 ..With preservative or stabilizer 103 ..Heavy metal or alumium containing 104 ..Nitrogen, sulfur, phosphorus, or peroxy attached directly to the acyclic carbon by nonionic bonding 105 ..The acyclic carbon and an additional carbon are bonded directly to the same oxygen (ethers, esters, etc.) 106 ..One of the rings, or a polycyclo ring system containing one of the rings, is bonded directly to -N=C=O or to -C(=O)OH (wherein H may be replaced by a group IA or IIA light metal, or by substituted or unsubstituted ammonium) 107 ...Chalcogen bonded directly to the ring or ring system (e.g., salicyclic type, hydroxynaphthoic type, etc.) 108 ..One of the rings is part of a polycyclo ring system (e.g., naphthyldiphenylcarbinol, etc.) 109 ..An acyclic alkylene group is bonded directly to nitrogen and to chalcogen, cyano, carbonyl or additional nitrogen (e.g., N-hydroxyalkyl, N cyanoalkyl, N-sulfatoalkyl, aminoalkylamino groups, etc.) 110 ..One of the rings and a benzene ring are bonded directly to the same nitrogen (e.g., triphenylrosaniline, etc.) 111 ..Nitrogen, except as cyano, attached indirectly to a ring by acyclic nonionic bonding (e.g., benzyl rosanilines, etc.) 112 ..Carbon bonded directly to -S(=O)(=O)OH (wherein H may be replaced by a group IA or IIA light metal, or by substituted or unsubstituted ammonium; i.e., sulfonic acids and salts thereof) 113 ..Nitrogen bonded directly to one of the rings (e.g., malachite green, rosophenoline, etc.)) 114 ...Nitrogen bonded directly to each of the rings (e.g., rosaniline, crystal violet, etc.) 115 ..Chalcogen bonded directly to one of the rings (e.g., fuchsone, etc.) 200 .Tetracyclo naphthacene configured ring system having at least one double bond between ring members and having oxygen bonded directly to a carbon of an interior ring which carbon is a member of one ring only 201 ..Two oxygens double bonded directly to the interior ring in para positions 202 ..At least six oxygens bonded directly to the tetracyclo ring system 203 ...Nitrogen and carbonyl or cyano bonded directly to the tetracyclo ring system (e.g., tetracycline, etc.) 204 ....Carbon double bonded directly to the tetracyclo ring system (e.g., 6 methylene tetracycline, etc.) 205 ....Plural nitrogens bonded directly to the tetracyclo ring system 206 ....Processes 207 .....Heavy metal or aluminum containing material utilized 208 .Polycyclo ring system containing anthracene configured ring system having at least one double bond between ring members and having oxygen single bonded or any atom double bonded directly at the 9- and 10-positions (e.g., anthraquinones, etc.) 209 ..Phosphorus, selenium, silicon, heavy metal or aluminum containing 210 ..Nitrogen or carbon double bonded directly at the 9- or 10-position 211 ..Sulfur bonded directly to oxygen which is single bonded directly at the 9- or 10-position 212 ..The polycyclo ring system is bonded directly to an additional polycyclo ring system having at least three cyclos (e.g., plural anthracene configured ring systems bonded directly to each other, etc.) 213 ..The polycyclo ring system and an additional polycyclo ring system having at least three cyclos are bonded directly to the same atom (e.g., plural anthracene configured ring systems bonded directly to the same sulfur, etc.) 214 ...The atom is nitrogen (e.g., anthrimides, etc.) 215 ....At least five cyclos in the polycyclo ring system 216 ....The polycyclo ring system is tetracyclic 217 ....Nitrogen, oxygen, sulfur, carbon or halogen bonded directly at beta position of the anthracene configured ring system (i.e., 2-, 3-, 6- or 7 position) 218 ..The polycyclo ring system is attached indirectly by nonionic bonding to an additional polycyclo ring system having at least three cyclos (e.g., plural anthracene ring systems attached indirectly to each other by nonionic bonding, etc.) 219 ...Nitrogen, oxygen, sulfur, carbon or halogen bonded directly at beta position of the anthracene configured ring system (i.e. 2-, 3-, 6- or 7 position) 220 ..The polycyclo ring system contains at least four cyclos 221 ..Sulfur bonded directly at beta position (i.e., 2-, 3-, 6- or 7-position) 222 ...Nitrogen or additional sulfur bonded directly to the sulfur 223 ...Additional carbon bonded directly to the sulfur 224 ...Carbonyl, nitrogen, oxygen or halogen bonded directly at beta position (i.e., 2-, 3-, 6- or 7-position)) 225 ...Nitrogen bonded directly at alpha position (i.e., 1-, 4-, 5- or 8-position) 226 ....Oxygen, sulfur or halogen bonded directly at alpha position (i.e., 1-, 4-, 5- or 8-position) 227 .....Plural nitrogens, plural oxygens, plural sulfurs, or plural halogens bonded directly at alpha positions 228 ....Additional ring containing 229 .....Containing cyano or containing nitrogen bonded directly to sulfur (e.g., sulfonamide containing, etc.) 230 .....Acyclic carbonyl or thiocarbonyl containing (e.g., thiocarboxamide containing, etc.) 231 ......Oxygen, sulfur or halogen bonded directly to the additional ring 232 .....Oxygen, sulfur, nitro or halogen bonded directly to the additional ring 233 ......Plural additional rings containing 234 ..Sulfur bonded directly at alpha position (i.e., 1-, 4-, 5- or 8-position) 235 ...Nitrogen or halogen bonded directly to the anthracene configured ring system 236 ..Nitrogen bonded directly at beta position (i.e., 2-, 3-, 6- or 7-position) 237 ...Oxygen, nitrogen or additional carbon bonded directly to the nitrogen 238 ..Nitrogen bonded directly at alpha position (i.e., 1-, 4-, 5- or 8-position) 239 ...Cyano bonded directly to the anthracene configured ring system 240 ...Oxygen bonded directly at beta position (i.e., 2-, 3-, 6- or 7-position) 241 ....Additional carbon bonded directly to the oxygen 242 .....The additional carbon is part of a ring 243 ...Oxygen bonded directly at alpha position (i.e., 1-, 4-, 5- or 8-position) 244 ....Halogen bonded directly to the anthracene configured ring system 245 ....Carbon bonded directly to the anthracene configured ring system 246 ....Oxygen bonded directly to the nitrogen (e.g., nitro bonded directly at 8 position, etc.) 247 ....Additional carbon bonded directly to the nitrogen 248 .....Cyano, carboxamide, sulfonamide or halogen containing 249 ...Halogen bonded directly to the anthracene configured ring system 250 ....Carbonyl, oxygen or sulfur bonded directly to he nitrogen 251 ...Carbon bonded directly to the anthracene configured ring system 252 ....Nitrogen or halogen bonded directly to the carbon (e.g., carboxamide bonded directly to the anthracene configured ring system, etc.) 253 ...Oxygen or sulfur bonded directly to the nitrogen (e.g., 1- nitroanthraquinone, etc.) 254 ....Plural nitrogens bonded directly at alpha positions (i.e., 1-, 4-, 5- or 8 positions, e.g., 1, 5- dinitroanthraquinones, etc.) 255 ...Additional carbon bonded directly to the nitrogen 256 ....The additional carbon is part of a carbonyl group (i.e., carboxamido bonded directly at alpha position)) 257 .....Nitrogen, oxygen, sulfur or halogen bonded directly to an additional ring 258 ....The additional carbon is part of a ring or ring system 259 .....Oxygen, sulfur or halogen bonded directly to the ring or ring system 260 ....Acyclic carbonyl, sulfur or halogen containing 261 ..Oxygen bonded directly at beta position (i.e., 2-, 3-, 6- or 7-position) 262 ..Oxygen bonded directly at alpha position (i.e., 1-, 4-, 5-, or 8-position) 263 ..Halogen bonded directly at beta position (i.e., 2-, 3-, 6-, or 7-position) 264 ..Halogen bonded directly at alpha position (i.e., 1-, 4-, 5- or 8-position) 265 ..Carbon bonded directly at beta position (i.e., 2-, 3-, 6- or 7-position) 266 ...Nitrogen, halogen or additional oxygen containing 267 ..Carbon bonded directly at alpha position (i.e., 1-, 4-, 5- or 8-position) 268 ..Processes of forming anthraquinone per se or enolic form thereof by reacting an organic acid, aldehyde, anhydride or an indane (e.g., reacting phthalic anhydride, methyl phenylindane, etc.) 269 ..Processes of forming anthraquinone per se or enolic form thereof utilizing heavy metal containing material (e.g., vanadium catalyst utilized, etc.) 270 ...Light metal or nitrogen containing material utilized (e.g., ceric ammonium nitrate catalyst utilized, etc.) 271 .Polycyclo ring system containing anthracene configured ring system having at least one double bond between ring members and having oxygen single bonded or any atom double bonded direct at the 9- or 10-position (e.g., anthrones, anthranois, etc.) 272 ..Phosphorus, selenium, tellurium, or heavy metal containing 273 ..The polycyclo ring system is bonded directly to an additional polycyclo ring system having at least three cyclo (e.g., plural anthracene configured ring systems bonded directly to each other, etc.) 274 ..The polycyclo ring system is attached indirectly by nonionic bonding to an additional polycyclo ring system having a least three cyclos (e.g., plural anthracene configured ring systems bonded directly to the same nitrogen, etc.) 275 ..The polycyclo ring system has at least ten cyclos 276 ..The polycyclo ring system has nine cyclos 277 ...Cyano, nitrogen or sulfur bonded directly to the nonacyclo ring system 278 ....Halogen containing or processes wherein a halogen containing material is utilized 279 ...Oxygen single bonded directly to the nonacyclo ring system 280 ....Halogen or light metal containing or processes wherein a halogen or light metal containing is utilized 281 ...Halogen containing 282 ..The polycyclo ring system has seven or eight cyclos 283 ...Halogen containing 284 ..The polycyclo ring system has five of six cyclos 285 ...Halogen containing 286 ..The polycyclo ring system has four cyclos (e.g., benzanthrones, etc.) 287 ...Cyano, carbonyl, nitrogen or sulfur bonded directly to thee tetracyclo ring system 288 ...Halogen or carbon bonded directly to the tetracyclo ring system 289 ..Nitrogen or sulfur bonded directly to the anthracene configured ring system 290 ..Carbon, halogen or plural oxygens bonded directly to the anthracene configured ring system 291 .Cyclohexadiene having atoms double bonded directly at the 1- and 2- positions (e.g., orthoquinones, etc.) 292 ..Polycyclo ring system having the cyclohexadiene as one of the cyclos 293 .Cyclohexadiene having atoms double bonded directly at the 1- and 4- positions (e.g., paraquinones, etc.) 294 ..Phosphorus, heavy metal or aluminum containing 295 ..Polycyclo ring system having the cyclohexadiene as one of the cyclos 296 ...Oxygen double bonded directly at the 1- and 4- positions 297 ....Nitrogen or halogen bonded directly to the polycyclo ring system 298 ....Chalcogen single bonded directly to the polycyclo ring system 299 ....Carbon bonded directly to the polycyclo ring system 300 ...Plural oxygens and plural nitrogens bonded directly to the polycyclo ring system 301 ..Nitrogen double bonded directly at the 1- and 4- positions 302 ..Nitrogen double bonded directly at the 1- or 4- positions 303 ..Carbon double bonded directly at the 1- and 4- positions 304 ..Carbon double bonded directly at the 1- or 4- position 305 ..Sulfur bonded directly at the 2-, 3-, 5- or 6- position 306 ..Nitrogen bonded directly at the 2-, 3-, 5- or 6- position 307 ..Oxygen bonded directly at the 2-, 3-, 5-, or 6- position 308 ..Halogen bonded directly at the 2-, 3-, 5-, or 6- position 309 ..Carbon donded directly at the 2-, 3-, 5- or 6- position 310 ...At least three carbons bonded directly to the cyclohexadiene 500 .Cyclopentanohydrophenanthrene ring system wherein two nonadjacent carbons of the ring system are bonded directly to each other (e.g., 3,5 cyclocholesterols, 3,5-cycloandrostanes, etc.) 501 ..Oxygen bonded directly at the 6-position of the cyclopentanohydrophenanthrene ring system 502 .Cyclopentanohydrophenanthrene ring system containing 503 ..With preservative or stabilizer 504 ..Heavy metal or aluminum containing 505 ..Boron, silicon, selenium or tellurium containing 506 ..Phosphorus attached directly or indirectly to the cyclopentanohydrophenanthrene ring system by nonionic bonding 507 ...The phosphorus is bonded directly at the 21-position or is bonded directly to a chalcogen which is bonded directly at the 21-positon 508 ..Spiro 509 ..Plural cyclopentanohydrophenanthrene ring systems 510 ..The cyclopentanohydrophenanthrene ring system is part of a polycyclo ring system having at least five cyclos 511 ...The additional ring shares the 1,2-positions of the cyclopentanohydrophenanthrene ring system 512 ...The additional ring shares the 5,10- or 5,19-positions of the cyclopentanohydrophenanthrene ring system 513 ...The additional ring shares the 6,7-positions of thee cyclopentanohydrophenanthrene ring system 514 ...The additional ring shares the 16,17-positions of the cyclopentanohydrophenanthrene ring system 515 ..Nitrogen bonded directly to the cyclopentanohydrophenanthrene ring system 516 ...The nitrogen is double bonded to the cyclopentanohydrophenanthrene ring system 517 ....The nitrogen is part of a semicarbazone or thiosemicarbazone group 518 ....Additional nitrogen bonded directly to the nitrogen (e.g., hydrazones, etc.) 519 ....Oxygen bonded directly to the nitrogen (e.g., oximes, isonitrosos, etc.) 520 .....The nitrogen is bonded directly at the 3-position 521 ...The nitrogen is bonded directly at the 3-position 522 ...The nitrogen is bonded directly at the 17-position 523 ..Sulfur bonded directly to the cyclopentanohydrophenanthrene ring system 524 ...The sulfur is bonded directly at the 1- or 3-position 525 ...The sulfur is bonded directly at the 16- or 17-position 526 ..Carbon double bonded directly to the cyclopentanohydrophenantrene ring system 527 ...The carbon is double bonded directly at the 2-position 528 ...The carbon is double bonded directly at the 16-position 529 ....And carbon bonded directly at the 17 beta-position is a member of an acyclic chain of two or more uninterrupted carbons 530 ...The carbon is double bonded directly at the 17-position (e.g., fusidic acids, etc.) 531 ....Nitrogen or sulfur containing 532 ....The carbon is a member of an acyclic chain of exactly two carbons (e.g., 3 keto-4,17(20)-pregnadienes, 17-ethylidene-estranes,etc.) 533 .....Plural oxygens bonded directly to the cyclopentanohydrophenanthrene ring system 534 ......And oxygen bonded directly at the 21-position of the compound 535 ..Halogen bonded directly at the 12-position of the cyclopentanohydrophenanthrene ring system 536 ..Halogen bonded directly at the 16-position of the cyclopentanohydrophenanthrene ring system 537 ...Plural halogens bonded directly at the 16-position 538 ...Carbon bonded directly at the 17 beta-position is a member of an acyclic chain of two or more uninterrupted carbons 539 ..Halomethyl bonded directly to the cyclopentanohydrophenanthrene ring system (e.g., 16-trifluoromethyl progesterones, etc.) 540 ..Carbon bonded directly at the 17 beta-position of the cyclopentanohydrophenanthrene ring system is a member of an acyclic chain of six or more uninterrupted carbons (e.g., sterols, etc.) 541 ...Oxygen bonded directly at the 1-, 2-, or 4-position 542 ...Oxygen bonded directly at the 6- or 7-position 543 ...Carbon or halogen bonded directly at the 6- or 7-position 544 ...Exactly one oxygen bonded directly to the cyclopentanohydrophenanthrene ring system (e.g., cholesterols, cholestanols, stigmasterols, etc.) 545 ....Processes of isolating, purifying or recovering from animal,, vegetable or fungal sources (e.g., wool fat or grease, lanolin, fish oils, animal tissue, soybean oil, tall oil or pitch, wood products, sugar cane, soap stocks, yeast, molds, etc.) 546 ....Halogen or oxygen bonded directly to the acyclic carbon chain at the 17 beta-position (e.g., 25-hydroxy cholesterols, etc.) 547 ....Unsaturation between the 7- and 8-positions (e.g., ergosterols, 7 dehydrocholesterols, provitamin D, etc.) 548 ..Carbon bonded directly at the 17 beta-position of the cyclopentanohydrophenanthrene ring system is a member of an acyclic chain of five uninterrupted carbons (e.g., choladienes, cholanic acids, etc.) stocks, yeast, molds, etc.) 549 ...Oxygen bonded directly at the 12-position (e.g., cholic acids, desoxycholic acids, dehydrocholic acids, etc.) 550 ....Halogen, nitrogen, or sulfur containing (e.g., glycocholic acids, taurocholic acids, etc.) 551 ...Oxygen bonded directly at the 6- or 7-position (e.g., chenodeoxycholic acids, ursodeoxycholic acids, etc.) 552 ...Exactly one oxygen bonded directly to the cyclopentanohydrophenanthrene ring system (e.g., 3-hydroxycholanic acids, lithocholic acids, etc.) 553 ..Carbon bonded directly at the 17 beta-position of the cyclopentanohydrophenanthrene ring system is a member of an acyclic chain of three or four uninterruped carbons, (e.g., diketobisnorcholenic acids, etc.) 554 ...Halogen or nitrogen containing (e.g., 20-cyano-pregnanes, 21-cyano pregnenes, etc.) 555 ...Exactly one oxygen bonded directly to the cyclopentanohydrophenanthrene ring system (e.g., 3-keto-bisnorcholenic acids, 3-keto-bisnor-cholene-22 als, etc.) 556 ....And oxygen bonded directly at the 20-position of the compound 557 ..Carbon bonded directly at the 17-beta-position of the cyclopentanohydrophenanthrene ring system is a member of an acyclic chain of two uninterrupted carbons (e.g., pregnanes, etc.) 558 ...The A ring is a benzene ring 559 ...Three or more oxygens bonded directly to the cyclopentanohydrophenanthrene ring system 560 ....Oxygen bonded directly at the 1-, 2- or 4-position 561 ....Oxygen bonded directly at the 6-position 562 ....Oxygen bonded directly at the 7-, 8- or 9-position 563 ....Oxygen bonded directly at the 14- or 15-position 564 ....Oxygen bonded directly at the 16-position 565 .....Carbon or halogen bonded directly at the 6- or 7-position 566 .....Oxygen bonded directly at the 21-position (e.g., triamcinolone, etc.) 567 ....Halogen bonded directly at the 2- or 4-position (e.g., 4-bromocortisones, etc.) 568 .....The cyclopentanohydrophenanthrene ring system is fully saturated 569 ....Oxygen bonded directly at the 3-, 11-, and 17-positions 570 .....Oxygen bonded directly at the 21-position 571 ......Carbon bonded directly at the 1-, 2- or 4-position 572 ......Carbon or halogen bonded directly at the 6- or 7-positionn 573 .......Carbon bonded directly at the 16-position 574 ......Carbon bonded directly at the 16-position (e.g., betamethasones, dexamethasones, etc.) 575 ......Nitrogen or sulfur containing 576 ......Unsaturation between the 1- and 2-positions and the 4- and 5-positions (e.g., prednisones, prednisolones, etc.) 577 ......Unsaturation between the 4- and 5-positions (e.g., cortisones, etc.) 578 .......Additional unsaturation in the cyclopentanohydrophenanthrene ring system 579 ......The cyclopentanohydrophenanthrene ring system is fully saturated 580 .....Carbon or halogen bonded directly at the 6- or 7-position 581 .....Unsaturation between the 4- and 5-positions (e.g., 21-thiol prednisones, 21 thio cortisones, etc.) 582 ...Two oxygens bonded directly to the cyclopentanohydrophenanthrene ring system 583 ....Oxygen bonded directly at the 5-, 6- or 7-position 584 ....Oxygen bonded directly at the 12-position 585 ....Oxygen bonded directly at the 15- or 16-position 586 ....Oxygen bonded directly at the 3- and 11-position 587 .....Oxygen bonded directly at the 21-position 588 ......Unsaturation between the 4- and 5-positions (e.g., aldosterones, corticosterones, etc.) 589 .....Carbon bonded directly at the 16-position 590 .....Unsaturation between the 4- and 5-positions 591 .....The cyclopentanohydrophenanthrene ring system is fully saturated 592 ....Oxygen bonded directly at the 3- and 17-positions 593 .....Oxygen bonded directly at the 21-position 594 ......Carbon or halogen bonded directly at the 6- or 7-position 595 ......Unsaturation between the 4- and 5-positions (e.g., 17-alpha-hydroxy progesterones, etc.) 596 .....Carbon bonded directly at the 16-position 597 .....Carbon or halogen bonded directly at the 6- or 7-position 598 .....Unsaturation between the 4- and 5-positions 599 ...Exactly one oxygen bonded directly to the cyclopentanohydrophenanthrene ring system 600 ....Oxygen bonded directly at the 21-position 601 .....Unsaturation between the 4- and 5-position (e.g., desoxycorticosterones, etc.) 602 ......Additional unsaturation in the cyclopentanohydrophenanthrene ring system 603 ....Carbon or halogen bonded directly at the 1-, 2-, 3-, 4- or 5-position 604 ....Carbon bonded directly at the 16-position (e.g., 16-cyanopregn-4-ene-3, 20 diones, etc.) 605 ....Carbon or halogen bonded directly at the 6- or 7-position 606 ....Unsaturation between the 5- and 6-positions (e.g., pregnenolones, etc.) 607 ....Unsaturation between the 4- and 5-positions (e.g., progesterones, etc.) 608 .....Additional unsaturation in the cyclopentanohydrophenanthrene ring system 609 ....The cyclopentanohydrophenanthrene ring system is fully saturated (e.g., pregnandiols, pregnanolones, etc.) 610 ..Acyclic carbon bonded directly at the 17 beta-position of the cyclopentanohydrophenanthrene ring system (e.g., etiocholanicc acids, 17 cyanoetiocholanes, 17-aldehydrostanes, etc.) 611 ...Exactly one oxygen bonded directly to the cyclopentanohydrophenanthrene ring system (e.g., 3-keto-etiocholanic acids, etc.) 612 ..Three or more oxygens bonded directly to the cyclopentanohydrophenanthrene ring system 613 ...Oxygen bonded directly at the 1-position 614 ...Oxygen bonded directly at the 2- or 4-position 615 ...Oxygen bonded directly at the 5-, 6- or 7-position 616 ...Oxygen bonded directly at the 16-position 617 ....The A ring is a benzene ring (e.g., estriols, etc.) 618 ...The A ring is a benzene ring 619 ...Oxygen bonded directly at the 3-, 11- and 17-positions (e.g., 1-androstene 3,11,17-triones, etc.) 620 ....Carbon or halogen bonded directly at the 1, 2- or 4-position 621 ....Unsaturation between the 4- and 5-positions (e.g., adrenosterones, 11 hydroxytestosterones, etc.) 622 .....17 alpha-position substituted (e.g., 11-keto-17 alpha-alkyltestosterones, etc.) 623 ..Two oxygens bonded directly to the cyclopentanohydrophenanthrene ring system 624 ...Oxygen bonded directly at the 16-position 625 ...The A ring is a benzene ring (e.g., estrones, estradiols, etc.) 626 ....Nitrogen or sulfur containing 627 ....Carbon or halogen bonded directly at the 1-, 2- or 4-position 628 ....Carbon or halogen bonded directly at the 6- or 7-position 629 ....Carbon bonded directly at the 11-, 15- or 16-position 630 ....17 alpha-position substituted 631 .....The 17 alpha-position substituent contains acyclic carbon-to-carbon unsaturation 632 ...19-position substituted (e.g., 19-methylene-androstanes, 10-cyanoestranes, etc.) 633 ...Carbon bonded directly at the 10- and 13-positions (e.g., androstenes, etc.) 634 ....Carbon or halogen bonded directly at the 1- or 3-position 635 ....Carbon or halogen bonded directly at the 2- or 4-position 636 ....Unsaturation between the 5- and 6-positions (e.g., dehydroandrosterones, etc.) 637 .....17 alpha-position substituted (e.g., 17 alpha-ethynyl-5-androstene-3 beta, 17 beta-diols, etc.) 638 ....Unsaturation between the 4- and 5-positions (e.g., testosterones, etc.) 639 .....17 alpha-position substituted (e.g., 17 alpha-alkynylandrosta-4, 6-diene 3,17-diols, etc.) 640 .....Additional unsaturation in the cyclopentanohydrophenanthrene ring system 641 ....The cyclopentanohydrophenanthrene ring system is fully saturated (e.g., androstandiols, androsterones, dihydrotestosterones, etc.) 642 ...Carbon bonded directly at the 13-position (e.g., 19-norandrostenes, estradienes, etc.) 643 ....Carbon or halogen bonded directly at the 1-, 2-, 4- or 5-position 644 ....Unsaturation between the 5- and 10-positions 645 .....17 alpha-position substituted (e.g., 177 alpha-ethynyl-17-hydroxy-5(10) estren-3-ones, etc.) 646 ....Unsaturation between the 4- and 5-positions (e.g., 19-nortestosterones, 13 beta-alkyl-4-gonene-3,17-diones etc.) 647 .....Carbon or halogen bonded directly at the 6- or 7-position 648 .....17 alpha-position substituted (e.g., 17 alpha-ethynyl-19 nortestosterones, etc.) 649 ....The cyclopentanohydrophenanthrene ring system is fully saturated (e.g., 17 alpha-alkyl-17 beta-hydroxyestran-3-ones, etc.) 650 ..Oxygen bonded directly at the 16- or 17-position of the cyclopentanohydrophenanthrene ring system 651 ...Carbon or halogen bonded directly at the 1- or 3-position 652 ...Carbon or halogen bonded directly at the 2-, 4- or 5-position 653 .9,10-Seco-cyclopentanohydrophenanthrene ring system or 9,10-seco cyclopentanohydrophenanthrene ring system having a bond between the 3- and 5-positions (e.g., vitamin D compounds, cholecalciferols, activated 7-dehydrocholesterols, dihydrotachysterols, 3,5 cyclovitamin D compounds, etc.)