Androstane

Androstane

Names
IUPAC name 5ξ-Androstane
Systematic IUPAC name (3aS,3bS,5aΞ,9aS,9bS,11aS)-9a,11a-Dimethylhexadecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthrene
Other names Etioallocholane; 10β,13β-Dimethylgonane
Identifiers
CAS Number	24887-75-0Y 438-22-2(5α)N 438-23-3(5β)N
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image Interactive image
ChEBI	CHEBI:35509Y
ChemSpider	5256872Y
PubChemCID	94144
UNII	KT649U81FE(5α)Y
CompTox Dashboard(EPA)	DTXSID40179587
InChI InChI=1S/C19H32/c1-18-11-5-7-16(18)15-9-8-14-6-3-4-12-19(14,2)17(15)10-13-18/h14-17H,3-13H2,1-2H3/t14?,15-,16-,17-,18-,19-/m0/s1Y Key: QZLYKIGBANMMBK-FZFXZXLVSA-NY
SMILES C[C@@]12[C@](CCC2)([H])[C@]3([H])CCC4([H])CCCC[C@]4(C)[C@@]3([H])CC1 C3C1CCCC[C@@]1([C@H]2CC[C@]4([C@H]([C@@H]2C3)CCC4)C)C
Properties
Chemical formula	C19H32
Molar mass	260.465g·mol−1
Density	0.95 g/ml
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in theirstandard state(at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Nverify(what isYN?) Infobox references

Androstaneis a C19steroidalhydrocarbonwith agonanecore. Androstane can exist as either of twoisomers,known as5α-androstaneand5β-androstane.

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  5α-Androstane
• 
  5β-Androstane

Pharmacology

5α-Androstane is reported to be effective as anandrogen,in spite of having nooxygencontainingfunctional groups.

Androstanes

Androstanes are steroid derivatives with carbons present at positions 1 through 19.

See also:List of androstanes

See also

• Estraneandpregnane
• C₁₉H₃₂