7-Isopropyl-1,4a-dimethyl-dodecahydro-1H-phenanthrene

7-Isopropyl-1,4a-dimethyl-dodecahydro-1H-phenanthrene is an organic compound, classed as a perhydrogenated phenanthrene

Phenanthrene

Phenanthrene is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon composed of three fused benzene rings. The name phenanthrene is a composite of phenyl and anthracene. In its pure form, it is found in cigarette smoke and is a known irritant, photosensitizing skin to light...

. One particular diastereomer is found to occur in the mineral Fichtelite

Fichtelite

Fichtelite is a rare white mineral found in fossilized wood from Bavaria. It crystallizes in the monoclinic crystal system. It is a cyclic hydrocarbon dimethyl-isopropyl-perhydrophenanthrene, C19H34. It is very soft with a Mohs hardness of 1, the same as talc...

: (1S,4aS,4bS,7S,8aS,10aS)-1,4a-dimethyl,-7-(propan-2-yl)

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