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C78801

Sigma-Aldrich

Cholesteryl pelargonate

97%

Synonym(s):

3β-Hydroxy-5-cholestene 3-nonanoate, 5-Cholesten-3β-ol 3-nonanoate, Cholesteryl nonanoate

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C36H62O2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
526.88
Beilstein:
3179820
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352103
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.23

Quality Level

Assay

97%

form

liquid crystal

optical activity

[α]25/D −30°, c = 2 in chloroform

mp

74-77 °C (lit.)

transition temp

crystalline phase to smectic phase 77.5 °C
smectic phase to cholesteric phase 79 °C
cholesteric phase to isotropic phase 90 °C

SMILES string

CCCCCCCCC(=O)O[C@H]1CC[C@]2(C)C3CC[C@]4(C)C(CCC4C3CC=C2C1)[C@H](C)CCCC(C)C

InChI

1S/C36H62O2/c1-7-8-9-10-11-12-16-34(37)38-29-21-23-35(5)28(25-29)17-18-30-32-20-19-31(27(4)15-13-14-26(2)3)36(32,6)24-22-33(30)35/h17,26-27,29-33H,7-16,18-25H2,1-6H3/t27-,29+,30+,31-,32+,33+,35+,36-/m1/s1

InChI key

WCLNGBQPTVENHV-MKQVXYPISA-N

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Application


  • Liquid Crystal Modified Polylactic Acid Improves Cytocompatibility and M2 Polarization of Macrophages to Promote Osteogenesis: A series of composite films were prepared using cholesteryl oleyl carbonate, cholesteryl pelargonate, and polylactic acid for biomedical applications (Z Zheng et al., 2022).

  • Site-selective and stereoselective functionalization of non-activated tertiary C–H bonds: Describes the Rh-catalyzed reaction with cholesteryl pelargonate for selective functionalization (K Liao et al., 2017).

  • Cholesteryl ester liquid crystal nanofibers for tissue engineering applications: Development of nanofibers using cholesteryl pelargonate for enhanced tissue engineering applications (A Nasajpour et al., 2020).


Hazard Statements

Precautionary Statements

Hazard Classifications

Aquatic Chronic 4

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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