Mestranol

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Contents 1 Description 2 General Properties 3 PhysioChemical Properties 4 External Links

Description

The 3-methyl ether of ETHINYL ESTRADIOL. It must be demethylated to be biologically active. It is used as the estrogen component of many combination ORAL CONTRACEPTIVES.

General Properties

*Molecular Weight

310.43

*Molecular Formula

C₂₁H₂₆O₂

*IUPAC NAME

(8R,9S,13S,14S,17R)-17-ethynyl-3-methoxy-13-methyl-7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16-octahydro-6H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-17-ol

*Canonical Smiles

CC12CCC3C(C1CCC2(C#C)O)CCC4=C3C=CC(=C4)OC

*Isomeric Smiles

C[C@]12CC[C@H]3[C@H]([C@@H]1CC[C@]2(C#C)O)CCC4=C3C=CC(=C4)OC

PhysioChemical Properties

*Melting Point

150.5(EXP)

*LogP

4.68(EST)

*Water Solubility

External Links

• [1]Pubchem
• [2]KEGG Compound
• [3]KEGG Drug
• [4]Drugbank

Categories:Hormones