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Lanostane

Names
Other names 4,4,14α-Trimethylcholestane
Identifiers
CAS Number	474-20-4 (5α) 57496-02-3 (5β)
3D model (JSmol)	(5α): Interactive image (5β): Interactive image
ChEBI	CHEBI:20265 (5α)
ChemSpider	7827588 (5α)
PubChem CID	9548665 (5α)
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID60963824
InChI InChI=1S/C30H54/c1-21(2)11-9-12-22(3)23-15-19-30(8)25-13-14-26-27(4,5)17-10-18-28(26,6)24(25)16-20-29(23,30)7/h21-26H,9-20H2,1-8H3/t22-,23-,24+,25-,26+,28-,29-,30+/m1/s1 Key: ZQIOPEXWVBIZAV-ZKYCIREVSA-N (5α): InChI=1/C30H54/c1-21(2)11-9-12-22(3)23-15-19-30(8)25-13-14-26-27(4,5)17-10-18-28(26,6)24(25)16-20-29(23,30)7/h21-26H,9-20H2,1-8H3/t22-,23-,24+,25-,26+,28-,29-,30+/m1/s1 Key: ZQIOPEXWVBIZAV-ZKYCIREVBA
SMILES (5α): C※(CCCC(C)C)※1(※)CC※2(C)※3(※)CC※4(※)C(C)(C)CCC※4(C)※3(※)CC※21C (5β): C※(CCCC(C)C)※1(※)CC※2(C)※3(※)CC※4(※)C(C)(C)CCC※4(C)※3(※)CC※21C
Properties
Chemical formula	C30H54
Molar mass	414.762 g·mol
Melting point	98——to 99 °C (208——to 210 °F; 371 to 372 K)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C ※, 100 kPa). N verify (what is  ?) Infobox references

Lanostane/4,4,14α-trimethylcholestane is: a tetracyclic chemical compound with formula C
₃₀H
₅₄. It is a polycyclic hydrocarbon, specifically a triterpene. It is an isomer of cucurbitane.

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

• 
  5α-Lanostane
• 
  5β-Lanostane

Replacement of a hydrogen atom attached to carbon number 3 in the 5α isomer with a hydroxyl group results in lanosterol, the biogenetic precursor of the steroids in animals.

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