Phase transitions in cholesterol crystallized from various solvents

Nissim Garti*, Liliana Karpuj, Sara Sarig

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Abstract

Cholesterol was crystallized under various conditions from a range of solvents, and the effects of the solvents on the crystal structure were studied. The phase transitions and the latent heat, ΔHp, were measured and were found to vary from 0.18 kcal mole-1 (for CCl4) to 1.1 kcal mole-1 (for acetonitrile). It seems possible that the polymorphic transitions of cholesterol at 37°C may be divided into several subtransitions, each one corresponding to a slight configurational change that can be attributed to a possible flip-over of the aliphatic chain of the cholesterol.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)343-348
Number of pages6
JournalThermochimica Acta
Volume35
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Feb 1980

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