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Estrone

53-16-7C18H22O2270.372 g/mol

A 17-oxo steroid that is estra-1,3,5(10)-triene substituted by an hydroxy group at position 3 and an oxo group at position 17. — ChEBI

Safety references

Safety documents & references

1 indexed references
JP · NITE

Government GHS classification

H29-A-013 · FY2017

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Identity & molecular properties

Source-linked values
CAS number53-16-7ChEBI ↗
Molecular formulaC18H22O2ChEBI ↗
Molar mass270.372 g/molChEBI ↗
Monoisotopic mass270.16198 DaChEBI ↗
Formal charge0ChEBI ↗
ChEBI identifierCHEBI:17263ChEBI ↗

Cross-source molecular data

PubChem
Molar mass270.4 g/molPubChem ↗
Exact mass270.161979940 DaPubChem ↗
Computed XLogP3.1PubChem ↗
Topological polar surface area (Ų)37.3PubChem ↗
H-bond donors1PubChem ↗
H-bond acceptors2PubChem ↗
Rotatable bonds0PubChem ↗

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Names & structural identifiers

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estrone
3-hydroxyestra-1,3,5(10)-trien-17-one
DNXHEGUUPJUMQT-CBZIJGRNSA-N
[H][C@@]12CCC(=O)[C@@]1(C)CC[C@]1([H])c3ccc(O)cc3CC[C@@]21[H]
InChI=1S/C18H22O2/c1-18-9-8-14-13-5-3-12(19)10-11(13)2-4-15(14)16(18)6-7-17(18)20/h3,5,10,14-16,19H,2,4,6-9H2,1H3/t14-,15-,16+,18+/m1/s1

Names & synonyms

3-hydroxyestra-1,3,5(10)-trien-17-one

Names are supplied by ChEBI. Trade names and related synonyms may describe a broader product context.

Classification & relationships

ChEBI ontology

Roles recorded in ChEBI

antineoplastic agentestrogenbone density conservation agentanti-obesity agentmouse metabolitehuman metabolite

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Safety classification · Japan

NITE / Japanese government
Japan · FY2017 source classification
1,3,5(10)-Estratrien-3-ol-17-one [Estrone] · H29-A-013
EndpointReported classification
CarcinogenicityCategory 1A
Reproductive toxicityCategory 1A
Specific target organ toxicity - Repeated exposureCategory 1 (blood coagulation system, nervous system, gallbladder)
Hazardous to the aquatic environment (Acute)Category 2
Hazardous to the aquatic environment (Long-term)Category 1

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Mass ↔ amount of substance

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Equivalent amount
0.00369861 mol

Uses 270.372 g/mol from ChEBI. Assumes the substance described by this record; no purity or concentration correction is applied.

Elemental composition

Theoretical mass fractions
C
Carbon · 18 atoms
79.96%
O
Oxygen · 2 atoms
11.83%
H
Hydrogen · 22 atoms
8.20%

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Research & patent references

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FR1305992 · Patent reference ↗Patent cross-reference supplied by ChEBI. Association alone does not establish claim scope.
US1967350 · Patent reference ↗Patent cross-reference supplied by ChEBI. Association alone does not establish claim scope.
US1967351 · Patent reference ↗Patent cross-reference supplied by ChEBI. Association alone does not establish claim scope.

Sources & record history

Checked 27 Sep 2026
EMBL-EBI ChEBI · CHEBI:17263

Release 255, 9 September 2026. ChEBI three-star (manually annotated) source entry. View original record ↗ · CC BY 4.0

NCBI PubChem · CID 5870 · retrieved 2026-09-27

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