The Compound Shown Below Is a Synthetic Estrogen

question 8

Multiple Choice

The compound shown below is a synthetic estrogen.It is marketed as an oral contraceptive under the name Enovid. In addition to an alkane (actually cycloalkane) skeleton,the Enovid molecule also contains the following functional groups:

• A) Ether,alcohol,alkyne.
• B) Aldehyde,alkene,alkyne,alcohol.
• C) Alcohol,carboxylic acid,alkene,alkyne.
• D) Ketone,alkene,alcohol,alkyne.
• E) Amine,alkene,ether,alkyne.

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