Structured Summary
Abstract
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.
Chemical Identity
Chemical Information
- Molecular Formula
- C21H26O2
- Molecular Weight
- 310.4 g/mol
- CAS Registry No.
- 72-33-3
- 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
- InChIKey
- IMSSROKUHAOUJS-MJCUULBUSA-N
- SMILES
- C[C@]12CC[C@H]3[C@H]([C@@H]1CC[C@]2(C#C)O)CCC4=C3C=CC(=C4)OC
- MeSH Unique ID
- D008656
- Source
- PubChem CID 6291
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Synonyms
3 entry terms
- 19-Norpregna-1,3,5(10)-trien-20-yn-17-ol, 3-methoxy-, (17alpha)-
- Ethinyl Estradiol 3-Methyl Ether
- Ethinyl Estradiol 3 Methyl Ether
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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Mestranol. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D008656. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D008656
- Mestranol. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mestranol
- Mestranol. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q904308
- Mestranol. In: PubChem Compound. CID 6291. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/6291