3β-Chloro-5α-cholestan-6-one

Abstract

The asymmetric unit of the title compound, C27H45ClO, consists of two crystallographically independent molecules. In both molecules, the three cyclohexane rings in the steroid fused-ring systems adopt chair conformations, while the cyclopentane ring adopts a half-chair conformation in one molecule and an envelope conformation in the other. In the crystal, the molecules are linked into a two-dimensional network by weak C—H...O hydrogen bonds. The crystal studied is a nonmerohedral twin with a refined ratio of twin components of 0.264 (3):0.736 (3).