A cholesterol ester
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Cholesteryl Acetate

Item No. 30816

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Technical Information
Formal Name
cholest-5-en-3β-ol, 3-acetate
CAS Number
604-35-3
Synonyms
  • 3β-acetoxy-5-Cholestene
  • 3β-hydroxy-5-Cholestene 3-acetate
  • Cholesteryl Acetic Acid
  • NSC 8799
Molecular Formula
C29H48O2
Formula Weight
428.7
Purity
≥95%
Formulation (Request formulation change)
A solid
Solubility(Learn about Variance in Solubility)
Chloroform: slightly solubleMethanol: slightly soluble
SMILES
C[C@]12C(C[C@@H](OC(C)=O)CC2)=CC[C@]3([H])[C@]1([H])CC[C@@]4(C)[C@@]3([H])CC[C@@]4([C@@H](CCCC(C)C)C)[H]
InChi Code
InChI=1S/C29H48O2/c1-19(2)8-7-9-20(3)25-12-13-26-24-11-10-22-18-23(31-21(4)30)14-16-28(22,5)27(24)15-17-29(25,26)6/h10,19-20,23-27H,7-9,11-18H2,1-6H3/t20-,23+,24+,25-,26+,27+,28+,29-/m1/s1
InChi Key
XUGISPSHIFXEHZ-VEVYEIKRSA-N
Shipping & Storage Information
Storage
-20°C
Shipping
Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere
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    Product Description

    Cholesteryl acetate is a cholesterol ester.1 It has been used as an internal standard for the quantification of cholesterol, as well as cholesterol derivatives, by GC or GLC.2,3 Cholesteryl acetate has also been derivatized from, and used for the quantification of, cholesterol by ESI-MS/MS.4 It has also been used in the manufacturing of liquid crystal displays (LCDs), wrist watches, and thermometers.5

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    References & Product Citations
    Product Description References

    1. Huang, Z., Kawi, S., and Chiew, Y.C. Solubility of cholesterol and its esters in supercritical carbon dioxide with and without cosolvents. J. Supercrit. Fluids 30(1), 25-39 (2004).

    2. Jones Owen, V.M., Ho, F.K., Mazzuchin, A., et al. Cholesterol in amniotic fluid, determined by gas chromatography. Clin. Chem. 22(2), 224-226 (1976).

    3. Gray, G.M., and Yardley, H.J. Lipid compositions of cells isolated from pig, human, and rat epidermis. J. Lipid Res. 16(6), 434-440 (1975).

    4. Liebisch, G., Binder, M., Schifferer, R., et al. High throughput quantification of cholesterol and cholesteryl ester by electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry (ESI-MS/MS). Biochim. Biophys. Acta 176(1), 121-128 (2006).

    5. Vijayakumar, V.N., Rajasekaran, T.R., and Baskar, K. Influence of hydrogen bond on thermal and phase transitions of binary complex liquid crystals. Russ. J. Phys. Chem. A 91(13), 2578-2584 (2017).