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lanostane

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Also known as [5S-[5alpha,8beta,9alpha,10beta,13beta,14alpha,17beta(S*)]]-17-(1,5-dimethylhexyl)hexadecahydro-4,4,10,13,14-pentamethyl-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthrene, (5alpha)-4,4,14-trimethylcholestane, 4,4,14-trimethylcholestane

Lanostane or 4,4,14α-trimethylcholestane is a tetracyclic chemical compound with formula . It is a polycyclic hydrocarbon, specifically a triterpene. It is an isomer of cucurbitane.

Chemical data

Formula
C30H54
Molecular weight
414.7 g/mol
IUPAC name
(5S,8R,9S,10R,13R,14S,17R)-4,4,10,13,14-pentamethyl-17-[(2R)-6-methylheptan-2-yl]-2,3,5,6,7,8,9,11,12,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthrene

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Mass
414.422552
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chemical formula
C₃₀H₅₄
canonical SMILES
CC(C)CCCC(C)C1CCC2(C1(CCC3C2CCC4C3(CCCC4(C)C)C)C)C
isomeric SMILES
C[C@H](CCCC(C)C)[C@H]1CC[C@@]2([C@@]1(CC[C@H]3[C@H]2CC[C@@H]4[C@@]3(CCCC4(C)C)C)C)C
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Lanostane
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Lanostane or 4,4,14α-trimethylcholestane is a tetracyclic chemical compound with formula . 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).

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