Campestane

Campestane or 24R-methylcholestane is a tetracyclic triterpene.[1] Its derivative Campesterol (Campest-5-en-3β-ol) was first isolated from the rapeseed (Brassica campestris), hence the name.[2]

Campestane

Names
IUPAC name (8R,9S,10S,13R,14S,17R)-17-[(2R,5R)-5,6-dimethylheptan-2-yl]-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-tetradecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthrene
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
ChEBI	CHEBI:35518
ChemSpider	5256868
PubChem CID	6857532
InChI InChI=1S/C28H50/c1-19(2)20(3)10-11-21(4)24-14-15-25-23-13-12-22-9-7-8-17-27(22,5)26(23)16-18-28(24,25)6/h19-26H,7-18H2,1-6H3/t20-,21-,22?,23+,24-,25+,26+,27+,28-/m1/s1 Key: WAAWMJYYKITCGF-SULSJXDKSA-N
SMILES C[C@H](CC[C@@H](C)C(C)C)[C@H]1CC[C@@H]2[C@@]1(CC[C@H]3[C@H]2CCC4[C@@]3(CCCC4)C)C
Properties
Chemical formula	C28H50
Molar mass	386.708 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

See also

• Cholestane
• Ergostane (24S-methylcholestane)
• Campestanol (Campestan-3β-ol)

References

1. Yakimchyk VS, Kazlova VV, Hurski AL, Savchenko RG, Kostyleva SA, Zhabinskii VN, Khripach VA (2019). "Enantioselective catalytic approach to the C23-C28 subunit of 24α-methyl steroids". Steroids. 148: 82–90. doi:10.1016/j.steroids.2019.05.003. PMID 31100291.
2. Fernholz, Erhard; MacPhillamy, H. B. (1941). "Isolation of a New Phytosterol: Campesterol". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 63 (4): 1155. doi:10.1021/ja01849a079.