Q13 · CSIR-NET Chemistry, December 2013

Paper: CSIR-NET December 2013 · Subject: Organic Chemistry · Chapter: Natural Products · Topic: Steroids · Marks: 2 · Difficulty: Easy

For estrone, among the statements A-C, the correct ones are

A. It is a steroidal hormone
B. It has two hydroxyl groups
C. It has one ketone and one hydroxyl groups

(a)A, B and C

(b)A and B

(c)A and C

(d)B and C

Answer

Answer: C ✓ checked by 4AB · confidence high

Explanation

Estrone is a steroid (estrogen) hormone with a phenolic 3-OH and a 17-ketone, i.e. one OH and one C=O. A and C (c).

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