Thiocholesterol

ALDRICH/136115

Synonym: 5-Cholestene-3β-thiol; Cholesteryl mercaptan

CAS Number: 1249-81-6
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C₂₇H₄₆S
Molecular Weight: 402.72
EC Number: 215-003-4
MDL Number: MFCD00003647
Linear Formula: C₂₇H₄₆S
Product Type: Chemical

Catalog Number	PKG Qty.	Price	Quantity


45-136115-1G	1 g	$612.00 1/EAAdd To Favorites		Add To Favorites

form	powder
InChI	1S/C27H46S/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	QGVQZRDQPDLHHV-DPAQBDIFSA-N
mp	97-99 °C (lit.)
optical activity	[α]20/D −23°, c = 1 in chloroform
SMILES string	CC(C)CCC[C@@H](C)[C@H]1CC[C@H]2[C@@H]3CC=C4C[C@@H](S)CC[C@]4(C)[C@H]3CC[C@]12C
storage temp.	2-8°C

Application:	Thiocholesterol is used in biological cross-linking and membrane studies. It can also be used as a chain transfer agent (CTA) for the radical polymerization of HPMA monolactate and HPMA dilactate monomers to form copolymers. [HPMA=N-(2-hydroxypropyl)methacrylamide]
General description:	Thiocholesterol is a lipid similar to cholesterol except that the hydroxyl group is replaced with thiol group.
Packaging:	1 g in glass bottle