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EST RO GE NIC C OM PO UN DS: M ETH OD 5044, Issue 1, dated 1 5 Ma rch 2003 - Page 4 of 6 REFERENCES: [1] [2] [3]
Mathews ES and Neum eister CE [2000]. Backup Data Report for Method 5044, Estrogenic Compounds by HPLC (unpublished), NIOSH, DART. Neum eister CE [1983]. Analytical Report for Sequence 1400. Cincinnati, OH: National Institute of Oc cup ationa l Safe ty and H ealth (u npu blishe d). Sixth Annual Report on Carcinogens [1991]. USDHHS/PHS, National Toxicology Program
METHOD WRITTEN BY:
Elaine S. Mathews and Charles E. Neumeister NIOSH, DART
TABLE 1. PROPERTIES Compound
Formula
M.W.
M.P. (O C)
UV Max (nm)
$-Estradiol
C18 H24 O2
272
173-179
206
Estrone
C18 H22 O2
270
254-256
198
Progesterone
C21 H30 O2
314
127-131
237
$-Estradiol-3-Benzoate
C25 H28 O3
376
191-196
201
NIOSH Manual of Analytical Methods (NMAM), Fourth Edition