XIV

Androstane

Names
IUPAC name 5ξ-Androstane
Systematic IUPAC name (3aS,3bS,5aΞ,9aS,9bS,11aS)-9a,11a-Dimethylhexadecahydro-1H-cyclopenta※phenanthrene
Other names Etioallocholane; 10β,13β-Dimethylgonane
Identifiers
CAS Number	24887-75-0 438-22-2 (5α) 438-23-3 (5β)
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image Interactive image
ChEBI	CHEBI:35509
ChemSpider	5256872
PubChem CID	94144
UNII	KT649U81FE (5α)
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/s1 Key: QZLYKIGBANMMBK-FZFXZXLVSA-N
SMILES C※12※(CCC2)(※)※3(※)CCC4(※)CCCC※4(C)※3(※)CC1 C3C1CCCC※1(※2CC※4(※(※2C3)CCC4)C)C
Properties
Chemical formula	C19H32
Molar mass	260.465 g·mol
Density	0.95 g/ml
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C ※, 100 kPa). N verify (what is  ?) Infobox references

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

• 
  5α-Androstane
• 
  5β-Androstane

Pharmacology※

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

Androstanes※

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

See also※

• Estrane and pregnane
• C₁₉H₃₂

References※