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1.04675

Synthechol® Synthetic Cholesterol

non-GMP Sample

Synonym(s):

Cholesterol, 3β-Hydroxy-5-cholestene, 5-Cholesten-3β-ol

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C27H46O
CAS Number:
57-88-5
Molecular Weight:
386.65
UNSPSC Code:
12352212
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1915888
MDL number:
MFCD00003646
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biological source

synthetic

Quality Segment

100

bp

360 °C (lit.)

mp

147-149 °C (lit.)

density

1.067 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

application(s)

advanced drug delivery
pharma/biopharma processes

storage temp.

no temp limit

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

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

InChI key

HVYWMOMLDIMFJA-DPAQBDIFSA-N

General description

We offer a range of high quality critical raw materials plus the documentation and expertise to help our customers meet stringent regulatory requirements. Our SAFC® portfolio of high-quality products withstands strict quality control procedures.

Application

This product offers non-GMP samples representative of GMP material: Synthechol® Synthetic Cholesterol, EMPROVE® Expert; Ph. Eur., BP, JP, NF (104672).

Biochem/physiol Actions

Major component of all biological membranes; ~25% of total brain lipid is cholesterol.

Packaging

104675 0001 / 1G / PE Bag in Compound PE Inliner in PE Bottle
104675 0010 / 10G / PE Bag in Compound PE Inliner in PE Bottle

Legal Information

Emprove is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
SAFC is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
SyntheChol is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

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Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

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