Cholesterol

• Catalog No.: Cholesterol
• CAS Number: 57-88-5
• M. F.: C27H46O
• M. W.: 386.65354

SYNONYMS

• IUPAC name: (1S,2R,5S,10S,11S,14R,15R)-2,15-dimethyl-14-[(2R)-6-methylheptan-2-yl]tetracyclo[8.7.0.0^2,^7.0^1^1,^1^5]heptadec-7-en-5-ol
• IUPAC Systematic name: 2,15-dimethyl-14-(1,5-dimethylhexyl)tetracyclo[8.7.0.0^2,7.0^11,15]heptacos-7-en-5-ol
• IUPAC Traditional name: cholesterol
• Synonyms: Cholesteryl alcohol; Cholesteril; (10R,13R)-10,13-dimethyl-17-(6-methylheptan-2-yl)-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol

DATABASE IDS

• Chemspider ID: 5775
• Unique Ingredient Identifier: 97C5T2UQ7J
• CAS Number: 57-88-5
• KEGG ID: D00040
• Wikipedia Title: Cholesterol
• CHEMBL: 112570
• CHEBI ID: 16113
• PubChem CID: 5997

PROPERTIES

• Apperance: white crystalline powder
• Boiling Point: 360 °C (decomposes)
• Density: 1.052 g/cm^3
• Flash Point: 209.3 ±12.4°C
• Melting Point: 148–150 °C
• Solubility: 0.095 mg/L (30 °C) in water
• Solubility: soluble in acetone, benzene, chloroform, ethanol, ether, hexane, isopropyl myristate, methanol