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Cholesterol
Names




IUPAC name Cholest-5-en-3β-ol
Systematic IUPAC name (1R,3aS,3bS,7S,9aR,9bS,11aR)-9a,11a-Dimethyl-1-[(2R)-6-methylheptan-2-yl]-2,3,3a,3b,4,6,7,8,9,9a,9b,10,11,11a-tetradecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-7-ol
Other names Cholesterin, Cholesteryl alcohol^[1]
Identifiers
CAS Number	57-88-5^Y
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
ChEBI	CHEBI:16113^Y
ChEMBL	ChEMBL112570^Y
ChemSpider	5775^Y
ECHA InfoCard	100.000.321
IUPHAR/BPS	2718
KEGG	D00040^Y
PubChem CID	5997
UNII	97C5T2UQ7J^Y
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID3022401
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^YKey: HVYWMOMLDIMFJA-DPAQBDIFSA-N^Y InChI=1/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/s1Key: HVYWMOMLDIMFJA-DPAQBDIFBB
SMILES C[C@H](CCCC(C)C)[C@H]1CC[C@@H]2[C@@]1(CC[C@H]3[C@H]2CC=C4[C@@]3(CC[C@@H](C4)O)C)C
Properties
Chemical formula	C₂₇H₄₆O
Molar mass	386.65 g/mol
Appearance	white crystalline powder^[2]
Density	1.052 g/cm³
Melting point	148 to 150 °C (298 to 302 °F; 421 to 423 K)^[2]
Boiling point	360 °C (680 °F; 633 K) (decomposes)
Solubility in water	0.095 mg/L (30 °C)^[1]
Solubility	soluble in acetone, benzene, chloroform, ethanol, Content from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-03-01 · wi.kifa.st v2026-03