Cholesterol

• Formula: C₂₇H₄₆O
• Molecular weight: 386.6535
• IUPAC Standard InChI: 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 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: HVYWMOMLDIMFJA-VUDDDUNTSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 57-88-5
• Chemical structure:
  This structure is also available as a 2d Mol file
• Stereoisomers:
  • Cholest-5-en-3-ol, (3α)-
• Other names: Cholest-5-en-3-ol (3β)-; (-)-Cholesterol; Cholest-5-en-3β-ol; Cholesterin; Cholesterol base H; Cholesteryl alcohol; Cordulan; Dusoline; Dusoran; Dythol; Hydrocerin; Kathro; Lanol; Nimco cholesterol base H; Nimco cholesterol base No. 712; Provitamin D; Tegolan; Wool alcohols B. P.; 3β-Hydroxycholest-5-ene; 5-Cholesten-3β-ol; Cholestrin; Cholestrol; Super hartolan; 5,6-Cholesten-3β-ol; Δ5-Cholesten-3-β-ol; Cholesterine; Dastar; Fancol CH; (3β)-Cholest-5-en-3-ol; Cholest-5-en-3beta-ol; Lidinite; NSC 8798; Cholest-5-en-3-ol; 5-Cholesten-3B-ol; Cholest-5-en-3b-ol
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Kovats' RI, non-polar column, custom temperature program

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References

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Ramsey, Lee, et al., 1980
Ramsey, J.D.; Lee, T.D.; Osselton, M.D.; Moffat, A.C., Gas-liquid chromatographic retention indices of 296 non-drug substances on SE-30 or OV-1 likely to be encountered in toxicological analyses, J. Chromatogr., 1980, 184, 2, 185-206, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0021-9673(00)85641-1 . [all data]

Berninger, Grunnagel, et al., 1975
Berninger, H.; Grunnagel, R.; Mall, S.; Moller, M.R., Gas chromatographic identification of unknown substances from body fluids by menas of retention indices, Beitr. Gerichtl. Med., 1975, 33, 185-191. [all data]

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