Nomenclature
CAS number: 511-21-7
5β-Ergostane; pseudoergostane.
C
28H
50; mol wt 386.70.
C 86.97%, H 13.03%.
Description and references
Prepn from cholanic acid: Fernholz, Ber. 69, 1792 (1936).
Properties
Needles from acetone. mp 64°. [α]D19 +25.3° (c = 2 in chloroform).Status
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