Cholesterol

InChI key

HVYWMOMLDIMFJA-DPAQBDIFSA-N

InChI

1S/C27H46O/c1-18(2)7-6-8-19(3)23-11-12-24-22-10-9-20-17-21(28)13-15-26(20,4)25(22)14-16-27(23,24)5/h9,18-19,21-25,28H,6-8,10-17H2,1-5H3/t19-,21+,22+,23-,24+,25+,26+,27-/m1/s1

SMILES string

CC(C)CCC[C@@H](C)[C@H]1CC[C@H]2[C@@H]3CC=C4C[C@@H](O)CC[C@]4(C)[C@H]3CC[C@]12C

optical activity

[α]20/D −38 to −34°, c = 2% in dioxane

quality

meets analytical specification of NF

ign. residue

≤0.1% (as SO₄)

loss

≤0.3% loss on drying, 60 °C, 4 h (vacuum)

bp

360 °C (lit.)

mp

147-149 °C (lit.), 147-150 °C

solubility

H₂O: insoluble, acetone: soluble, alcohol: slightly soluble, alcohol: very soluble, benzene: soluble, chloroform: soluble at 1 gm in 4.5 ml, diethyl ether: soluble at 1 gm in 2.8 ml, dioxane: soluble, ethyl acetate: soluble, hexane: soluble, oil: soluble, petroleum ether: soluble, pyridine: soluble at 1 gm in 1.5 ml

density

1.067 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

Gene Information

human ... POLA1(5422), TOP2A(7153)
rat ... Ar(24208), Polb(29240)