3β-Androstenol

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3β-Androstenol
Names
IUPAC name
5α-Androst-16-en-3β-ol
Systematic IUPAC name
(3aS,3bR,5aS,7S,9aS,9bS,11aR)-9a,11a-Dimethyl-3a,3b,4,5,5a,6,7,8,9,9a,9b,10,11,11a-tetradecahydro-3H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-7-ol
Identifiers
3D model (
JSmol
)
ChemSpider
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C19H30O/c1-18-9-3-4-16(18)15-6-5-13-12-14(20)7-11-19(13,2)17(15)8-10-18/h3,9,13-17,20H,4-8,10-12H2,1-2H3/t13-,14-,15-,16-,17-,18-,19-/m0/s1
    Key: KRVXMNNRSSQZJP-LOVVWNRFSA-N
  • C[C@]12CC[C@H]3[C@H]([C@@H]1CC=C2)CC[C@@H]4[C@@]3(CC[C@@H](C4)O)C
Properties
C19H30O
Molar mass 274.448 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

3β-Androstenol, also known as 5α-androst-16-en-3β-ol, is a

potentiation of the GABAA receptor or anticonvulsant activity.[4]

See also

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