Hopane

Hopane

Names
IUPAC name Hopane
Other names A'-Neogammacerane
Identifiers
CAS Number	471-62-5 Y
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
ChemSpider	9711
PubChem CID	10115
InChI InChI=1S/C30H52/c1-20(2)21-12-17-27(5)22(21)13-18-29(7)24(27)10-11-25-28(6)16-9-15-26(3,4)23(28)14-19-30(25,29)8/h20-25H,9-19H2,1-8H3/t21-,22+,23+,24-,25-,27+,28+,29-,30-/m1/s1 Key: ZRLNBWWGLOPJIC-PYQRSULMSA-N InChI=1/C30H52/c1-20(2)21-12-17-27(5)22(21)13-18-29(7)24(27)10-11-25-28(6)16-9-15-26(3,4)23(28)14-19-30(25,29)8/h20-25H,9-19H2,1-8H3/t21-,22+,23+,24-,25-,27+,28+,29-,30-/m1/s1 Key: ZRLNBWWGLOPJIC-PYQRSULMBH
SMILES [C@@H]54[C@]([C@@H]3[C@@]([C@]1([C@@H]([C@]2(C)[C@@H](CC1)C(C)(C)CCC2)CC3)C)(C)CC4)(C)CC[C@@H]5C(C)C
Properties
Chemical formula	C30H52
Molar mass	7002412746000000000♠412.746 g·mol−1
Density	0.952 g/ml
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

Hopane is a natural chemical compound classified as a triterpene. It forms the central core of a variety of other chemical compounds which are collectively known as hopanoids. The first compound of the hopane family to be isolated and charaterised was hydroxyhopanone, found in dammar resin The name derives from "Hopea", a tree genus from which dammar is obtained.

See also

• Bacteriohopanepolyol