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Mestranol

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CAS Number 72-33-3 Website http://www.ualberta.ca/
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SYNONYMS

IUPAC name
(1S,10R,11S,14R,15S)-14-ethynyl-5-methoxy-15-methyltetracyclo[8.7.0.0^{2,7}.0^{11,15}]heptadeca-2(7),3,5-trien-14-ol
IUPAC Traditional name
mestranol

DATABASE IDS

CAS Number 72-33-3
PubChem CID 6291
PubChem SID 46507679

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Description (English)
Item Information
Drug Groups approved
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. [PubChem]
Indication Mestranol was used as one of the first oral contraceptives.
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