Title:  g-Sitosterol 
CAS Registry Number:  83-47-6 
CAS Name:  (3b,24S)-Stigmast-5-en-3-ol 
Additional Names:  clionasterol 
Molecular Formula:  C29H50O 
Molecular Weight:  414.71 
Percent Composition:  C 83.99%, H 12.15%, O 3.86% 
Literature References:  Principal sterol of soybean oil:  Bonstedt, Z. Physiol. Chem. 176, 269 (1928).  Isoln from corn oil:  Anderson, Shriner, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 48, 2976 (1926); from venom of Chinese toad, Bufo gargarizans:  Rukstuhl, Meyer, Helv. Chim. Acta 40, 1270 (1957).  Differs from b-sitosterol in spatial configuration at C-24:  Bergmann, Low, J. Org. Chem. 12, 67 (1947).  Structure:  Pavanaram, Helv. Chim. Acta 46, 1377 (1963).  Stereospecific synthesis:  W. Sucrow, M. Slopianka, Ber. 108, 3721 (1975). 
  
Derivative Type:  Monohydrate  
Properties:  Plates from alcohol.  When dry, mp 147-148°.  [a]D20 -43° (c = 1.9 in chloroform).  Table of mp's and [a]D's:  Dirscherl, Z. Physiol. Chem. 257, 242 (1939). 
Melting point:  mp 147-148° 
Optical Rotation:  [a]D20 -43° (c = 1.9 in chloroform) 
  
Derivative Type:  Acetate  
Molecular Formula:  C31H52O2 
Molecular Weight:  456.74 
Percent Composition:  C 81.52%, H 11.48%, O 7.01% 
Properties:  mp 143-144°.  [a]D20 -45.3° (c = 1.9 in chloroform). 
Melting point:  mp 143-144° 
Optical Rotation:  [a]D20 -45.3° (c = 1.9 in chloroform) 
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