5α,6α-Epoxycholesterol

CAS Registry Number®

1250-95-9

CAS Name

5α,6α-Epoxycholesterol

Molecular Formula

C27H46O2

Molecular Mass

402.65

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Compound Properties

  • Melting Point (1)

    140-141 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C27H46O2/c1-17(2)7-6-8-18(3)21-9-10-22-20-15-24-27(29-24)16-19(28)11-14-26(27,5)23(20)12-13-25(21,22)4/h17-24,28H,6-16H2,1-5H3/t18-,19+,20+,21-,22+,23+,24+,25-,26-,27+/m1/s1

InChIKey

InChIKey=PRYIJAGAEJZDBO-ZEQHCUNVSA-N

SMILES

C[C@]12[C@@]3([C@@](O3)(C[C@@]4([C@@]1(CC[C@@]5(C)[C@]4(CC[C@@]5([C@@H](CCCC(C)C)C)[H])[H])[H])[H])[H])C[C@@H](O)CC2

Canonical SMILES

OC1CCC2(C)C3CCC4(C)C(CCC4C3CC5OC52C1)C(C)CCCC(C)C

Other Names for this Substance

  • Cholestan-3-ol, 5,6-epoxy-, (3β,5α,6α)-
  • 5α-Cholestan-3β-ol, 5,6α-epoxy-
  • 5,6-Epoxy-5H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthrene, cholestan-3-ol deriv.
  • (3β,5α,6α)-5,6-Epoxycholestan-3-ol
  • Cholesterol α-oxide

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Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

114181-62-3, 23656-94-2, 1025357-05-4