| Title:  Suprasterol II CAS Registry Number:  562-71-0 CAS Name:  (2a,7a,8R,19a,22E)-7,19:8,19-Dicyclo-9,10-secoergosta-5(10),22-dien-2-ol Molecular Formula:  C28H44O Molecular Weight:  396.65 Percent Composition:  C 84.78%, H 11.18%, O 4.03% Literature References:  Ultraviolet irradiation product of vitamin D2.  Isoln:  Windaus et al., Ann. 483, 17 (1930).  Structure and stereochemistry:  Dauben, Baumann, Tetrahedron Lett. 1961, 565.  Crystal structure:  C. P. Saunderson et al., ibid. 573.  Improved isoln and spectral data:  T. Kobayashi et al., J. Nutr. Sci. Vitaminol. 23, 291 (1977). Properties:  Rough prisms from acetone or methanol, mp 110°.  bp0.005 190°.  [a]D19 +62.9° (methanol); [a]D22 +47.8° (methanol).  Sol in all organic solvents. Melting point:  mp 110° Boiling point:  bp0.005 190° Optical Rotation:  [a]D19 +62.9° (methanol); [a]D22 +47.8° (methanol)  |