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IUPAC name
Hopane[2]
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Systematic IUPAC name
(3R,3aS,5aR,5bR,7aS,11aS,11bR,13aR,13bS)-5a,5b,8,8,11a,13b-Hexamethyl-3-(propan-2-yl)icosahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]chrysene | |
Other names
A'-Neogammacerane
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C30H52 | |
Molar mass | 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).
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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 characterised was hydroxyhopanone, found in dammar resin.[3] The name derives from Hopea, a tree genus from which dammar is obtained.[4]