Etiocholane
Appearance
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IUPAC name
5β-Androstane
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Systematic IUPAC name
(3aS,3bS,5aS,9aS,9bS,11aS)-9a,11a-Dimethylhexadecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthrene | |
Other names
5-Epiandrostane
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Properties | |
C19H32 | |
Molar mass | 260.465 g/mol |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Etiocholane, also known as 5β-androstane or 5-epiandrostane, is an androstane (C19) steroid. It is the 5β-isomer of androstane. Etiocholanes include 5β-androstanedione, 5β-dihydrotestosterone, 3α,5β-androstanediol, 3β,5β-androstanediol, etiocholanolone, epietiocholanolone, and 3α,5β-androstanol.
17β-Ethyletiocholanes, or 5β-pregnanes,[1] include 5β-dihydroprogesterone, pregnanolone, and epipregnanolone, as well as pregnanediol and pregnanetriol.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ William M. Haynes (19 April 2016). CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, 93rd Edition. CRC Press. pp. 3–. ISBN 978-1-4398-8050-0.