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5a-Cholestan-3-one
SpectraBase Compound ID 9PyM5iQJQPr
InChI 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/h18-20,22-25H,6-17H2,1-5H3/t19-,20+,22+,23-,24+,25+,26+,27-/m1/s1
InChIKey PESKGJQREUXSRR-UXIWKSIVSA-N
Mol Weight 386.7 g/mol
Molecular Formula C27H46O
Exact Mass 386.354866 g/mol
Enantiomer InChIKey PESKGJQREUXSRR-WZQCNCHSSA-N
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Technique KBr0
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Solvent CDCl3
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Solvent CDCl3
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Catalog Number C74407
Solvent CDCl3
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Catalog Number C74407
Solvent CDCl3
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Source of Spectrum Prof. J. Seibl; ETH Zurich, Switzerland
  • Cholestanone
  • 3-Keto-5a-cholestane
  • 5-ALPHA-3-CHOLESTANONE
  • Cholestan-3-one
  • CHOLESTAN-3-ONE, (5alpha)-
  • 17-(1,5-DIMETHYLHEXYL)-10,13-DIMETHYLHEXADECAHYDRO-CYCLOPENTA[a]PHENANTHREN-3-ONE
  • (1S,2S,7S,10R,11S,14R,15R)-2,15-dimethyl-14-[(2R)-6-methylheptan-2-yl]tetracyclo[8.7.0.0(2,7).0(11,15)]heptadecan-5-one
  • 3-Oxocholestane
Title Journal or Book Year
13C nuclear magnetic resonance spectra of bridged-ring steroids and related compounds Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry 1985
13C n.m.r. spectra of steroids —a survey and commentary Organic Magnetic Resonance 1977

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