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Cucurbitane

Cucurbitane
Cucurbitane.svg
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Properties
C30H54
Molar mass 414.76 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Cucurbitane is a chemical compound with formula C
30
H
54
(CAS number 65441-59-0). It is a polycyclic hydrocarbon, specifically a triterpene. It is an isomer of lanostane (specifically 19(10→9β)abeo-lanostane), from which it differs by the formal shift of a methyl group (carbon number 19) from the 10 to the 9β position in the standard steroid numbering scheme.

The name is applied to two stereoisomers, distinguished by the prefixes 5α- and , which differ by the handedness of the bonds at a particular carbon atom (number 5 in the standard steroid numbering scheme).

5α-Cucurbitane

5β-Cucurbitane

Compounds with the basic cucurbitane skeleton are found in many plants, and some are important phytopharmaceuticals, Natural cucurbitane-related compounds include:


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