| Melting point |
156-158 °C(lit.) |
| alpha |
-120 º (c=1, CHC13) |
| Boiling point |
250 °C (1.3 mmHg) |
| Density |
0.9784 (rough estimate) |
| refractive index |
-112.5 ° (C=1, THF) |
| storage temp. |
-20°C |
| solubility |
Acetone (Slightly, Heated), Chloroform (Slightly), Ethyl Acetate (Slightly, Heated) |
| pka |
14.91±0.70(Predicted) |
| form |
Crystalline Powder or Crystalline Needles |
| color |
White to off-white |
| biological source |
plant |
| optical activity |
[α]20/D 120±10°, c = 1% in chloroform |
| Water Solubility |
PRACTICALLY INSOLUBLE |
| Sensitive |
Light Sensitive |
| Merck |
14,3659 |
| BRN |
2338604 |
| Henry's Law Constant |
6.2×10-2 mol/(m3Pa) at 25℃, HSDB (2015) |
| Stability |
Stable, but may be light or air sensitive. Incompatible with acids, strong oxidizing agents. |
| Cosmetics Ingredients Functions |
SKIN CONDITIONING |
| InChIKey |
DNVPQKQSNYMLRS-APGDWVJJSA-N |
| SMILES |
[H][C@@]1(CC[C@@]2([H])C3=CC=C4C[C@@H](O)CC[C@]4(C)[C@@]3([H])CC[C@]12C)[C@H](C)\C=C\[C@H](C)C(C)C |
| LogP |
9.300 (est) |
| CAS DataBase Reference |
57-87-4(CAS DataBase Reference) |
| NIST Chemistry Reference |
Ergosterol(57-87-4) |
| EPA Substance Registry System |
Ergosta-5,7,22-trien-3-ol, (3.beta.,22E)- (57-87-4) |