Chemistry:Coprostane

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Short description: Steroid chemical compound
Coprostane
5β-Cholestane.svg
Ball-and-stick model of the coprostane molecule
Names
IUPAC name
5β-Cholestane
Systematic IUPAC name
(1R,3aS,3bR,5aS,9aS,9bS,11aR)-9a,11a-Dimethyl-1-[(2R)-6-methylheptan-2-yl]hexadecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthrene
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
2051807
ChEBI
ChemSpider
UNII
Properties
C27H48
Molar mass 372.681 g·mol−1
Related compounds
Related Stanols
24-ethyl coprostanol
coprostanol
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Coprostane, also known as 5β-cholestane, is a steroid and a parent compound of a variety of steroid derivatives, such as ecdysone and coprostanol.[1]

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