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Properties of cholesterol

Thermophysical properties for cholesterol (CAS: 57-88-5). Use the selector below to view properties in different unit systems.

Calculation Conditions

The following state-dependent properties were calculated at these standard conditions.

Temperature

25 °C

Pressure

1.01325 bar

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Identification

  • Atoms
    C: 27, H: 46, O: 1
  • CAS
    57-88-5
  • Formula
    C27H46O
  • ID
    57-88-5
  • InChI
    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
  • IUPAC Name
    (3s,8s,9s,10r,13r,14s,17r)-10,13-dimethyl-17-[(2r)-6-methylheptan-2-yl]-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1h-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol
  • Molecular Weight (kg)
    386.654
  • Phase
    s
  • PubChem ID
    5997
  • SMILES
    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
  • Synonyms

Physical Properties

  • Acentric factor
    0.948
  • Critical pressure (bar)
    12.5
  • Critical temperature (°C)
    685.85
  • Critical volume (m³/kmol)
    1.35
  • Dipole moment
  • Melting temperature (°C)
    148.5
  • Normal boiling temperature (°C)
    459

State-dependent Properties

  • API gravity
    16.9291
  • Compressibility factor
    0.0148483
  • Density (kg/m³)
    1064.37
  • Dynamic viscosity (cP)
    0
  • Enthalpy of vaporization (mass) (kJ)
    381.161
  • Enthalpy of vaporization (molar) (kJ/kmol)
    1.4738e+5
  • Gibbs free energy (kJ/kmol)
    0
  • Joule–Thomson coefficient
  • Kinematic viscosity
  • Molar enthalpy (kJ/kmol)
    0
  • Molar entropy (kJ/(kmol·K))
    0
  • Molar heat capacity (kJ/(kmol·K))
    599.558
  • Molar volume (m³/kmol)
    0.363269
  • Parachor
    1.8444e-4
  • Poynting correction factor
    1.01678
  • Prandtl number
  • Saturation pressure (bar)
    8.5487e-12
  • Saturation temperature (°C)
    281.844
  • Solubility parameter
    1.8868e+4
  • Specific enthalpy (kJ)
    0
  • Specific entropy (kJ/kg·K)
    0
  • Specific gravity
    1.06542
  • Specific heat capacity (kJ/kg·K)
    1.55063
  • Surface tension
    0.039428
  • Thermal conductivity
  • Thermal diffusivity

Safety Properties

  • Autoignition temperature (°C)
    -273.15
  • Flash point temperature (°C)
    -273.15
  • Lower flammability limit
    0.0729328
  • Upper flammability limit
    0.742012

Environmental Properties

  • Global warming potential
  • Ozone depletion potential