Chemistry:Ethinylestradiol benzoate

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Short description: Chemical compound
Ethinylestradiol benzoate
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Clinical data
Other names17α-Ethynylestradiol 3-benzoate
Drug classEstrogen; Estrogen ester
Identifiers
PubChem CID
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC27H28O3
Molar mass400.518 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)

Ethinylestradiol benzoate, or 17α-ethynylestradiol 3-benzoate, is a synthetic estrogen and estrogen ester – specifically, the C3 benzoate ester of ethinylestradiol – which was first described in the late 1930s and was never marketed.[1][2]

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