Cholesteryl chloroformate Chemical Properties

Melting point:

115-117 °C (lit.)

alpha 

-28 º (c=2, CHCl3 27 ºC)

Boiling point:

556.35°C (rough estimate)

Density 

0.9344 (rough estimate)

refractive index 

1.5330 (estimate)

storage temp. 

Inert atmosphere,Room Temperature

solubility 

SLOWLY HYDROLYZED

form 

Crystalline Powder

color 

White to off-white

optical activity

[α]27/D 28°, c = 2 in chloroform

Water Solubility 

SLOWLY HYDROLYZED

Sensitive 

Moisture Sensitive

BRN 

3223154

CAS DataBase Reference

7144-08-3(CAS DataBase Reference)

EPA Substance Registry System

Cholest-5-en-3-ol (3.beta.)-, carbonochloridate (7144-08-3)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

C

Risk Statements 

34

Safety Statements 

26-36/37/39-45

RIDADR 

UN 3261 8/PG 2

WGK Germany 

3

F 

10-21

TSCA 

Yes

HazardClass 

8

PackingGroup 

II

HS Code 

29159020

MSDS

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Cholesteryl chloroformate Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

white to off-white crystalline powder

Uses

Cholesteryl chloroformate is used in the preparation of hydrophobized chitosan oligosaccharide, which finds application as an efficient gene carrier. It acts as an initiator in the polymerization of methyl methacrylate.

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