Androstene

Androstane

Names
IUPAC name (8S,9S,10S,13S,14S)-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-tetradecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthrene
Other names Etioallocholane; 10β,13β-Dimethylgonane
Identifiers
CAS Number	24887-75-0 Y 438-22-2 (5α) N 438-23-3 (5β) N
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image Interactive image
ChEBI	CHEBI:35509 Y
ChemSpider	5256872 Y
PubChem CID	94144
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/s1 Y Key: QZLYKIGBANMMBK-FZFXZXLVSA-N Y InChI=1/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/s1 Key: QZLYKIGBANMMBK-FZFXZXLVBX
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	260.46 g·mol−1
Density	0.95 g/ml
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

Androstane is a C19 steroid with a gonane core. Androstane can exist as either of two isomers, known as 5α-androstane and 5β-androstane.

5α-Androstane

5β-Androstane

5α-Androstane is reported to be effective as an androgen, in spite of having no oxygen substitutions.