Androstanedione

Androstanedione
	; 5α-Androstanedione
	; 5β-Androstanedione
Names
	Systematic IUPAC name Androstane-3,17-dione
	Other names Dihydroandrostenedione;; etiocholane-3,17-dione
Identifiers
CAS Number	5982-99-0 (α/β) ; 846-46-8 (α) ; 1229-12-5 (β) ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChEBI	CHEBI:22542;
ChemSpider	2299204 (α/β);
PubChem CID	3034809 (α/β);
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID60880244 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C19H28O2/c1-18-9-7-13(20)11-12(18)3-4-14-15-5-6-17(21)19(15,2)10-8-16(14)18/h12,14-16H,3-11H2,1-2H3/t12?,14-,15-,16-,18-,19-/m0/s1 Key: RAJWOBJTTGJROA-RNQTWYFASA-N; InChI=1/C19H28O2/c1-18-9-7-13(20)11-12(18)3-4-14-15-5-6-17(21)19(15,2)10-8-16(14)18/h12,14-16H,3-11H2,1-2H3/t12?,14-,15-,16-,18-,19-/m0/s1 Key: RAJWOBJTTGJROA-RNQTWYFABO;
	SMILES O=C4CC3CC[C@@H]2[C@H](CC[C@@]1(C(=O)CC[C@H]12)C)[C@@]3(C)CC4;
Properties
Chemical formula	C19H28O2
Molar mass	288.431 g·mol−1
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Androstanediones are a pair of isomeric steroids which differ at the 5-position. They are distinguished as 5α-androstanedione (5α-androstane-3,17-dione) and 5β-androstanedione (5β-androstane-3,17-dione). In humans, 5α-androstanedione is a metabolic precursor of both testosterone and estrone.^[1]

References

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