3β-Androstanediol

3β-Androstanediol
Names
	IUPAC name 5α-Androstane-3β,17β-diol
	Systematic IUPAC name (1S,3aS,3bR,5aS,7S,9aS,9bS,11aS)-9a,11a-Dimethylhexadecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthrene-1,7-diol
	Other names 3β-Androstanediol; 3β-Diol; Maxterone
Identifiers
CAS Number	571-20-0 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChEMBL	ChEMBL316048;
ChemSpider	211834;
ECHA InfoCard	100.008.487
PubChem CID	242332;
UNII	6J0K4253QD ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID8022379 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C19H32O2/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/h12-17,20-21H,3-11H2,1-2H3/t12-,13-,14-,15-,16-,17-,18-,19-/m0/s1 Key: CBMYJHIOYJEBSB-YSZCXEEOSA-N; InChI=1/C19H32O2/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/h12-17,20-21H,3-11H2,1-2H3/t12-,13-,14-,15-,16-,17-,18-,19-/m0/s1 Key: CBMYJHIOYJEBSB-YSZCXEEOBK;
	SMILES O[C@H]4CC[C@]3([C@@H](CC[C@H]2[C@@H]1CC[C@H](O)[C@@]1(C)CC[C@@H]23)C4)C;
Properties
Chemical formula	C19H32O2
Molar mass	292.463 g·mol−1
Melting point	168–170 °C (334–338 °F; 441–443 K)
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

3β-Androstanediol, also known as 5α-androstane-3β,17β-diol, and sometimes shortened in the literature to 3β-diol, is an endogenous steroid hormone and a metabolite of androgens like dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) and dihydrotestosterone (DHT).

^ Wang, Xingbin; Liu, Hui; Yan, Peiyun; Liu, Jinliang; Li, Yan; Sun, Qian; Wang, Cunde (1 May 2011). "Simultaneously rapid deprotection of 3-acyloxy groups and reduction of D-ring ketones (nitrile) of steroids using DIBAL-H/NiCl₂". Journal of Chemical Research. 35 (5): 291–293. doi:10.3184/174751911X13050949941793. S2CID 197144530.

[1] Wang, Xingbin; Liu, Hui; Yan, Peiyun; Liu, Jinliang; Li, Yan; Sun, Qian; Wang, Cunde (1 May 2011). "Simultaneously rapid deprotection of 3-acyloxy groups and reduction of D-ring ketones (nitrile) of steroids using DIBAL-H/NiCl₂". Journal of Chemical Research. 35 (5): 291–293. doi:10.3184/174751911X13050949941793. S2CID 197144530.

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