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Chemistry Forums for Students => Organic Chemistry Forum => Topic started by: tiff8968 on April 15, 2009, 03:37:24 PM

Title: cholesterol
Post by: tiff8968 on April 15, 2009, 03:37:24 PM

Im doing the lucas test and wanted to know if cholesterol was a tertiary or seconday alcohol. Thanks

Title: Re: cholesterol
Post by: Arkcon on April 15, 2009, 04:03:47 PM

Really?  From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucas%27_reagent , it seems that this is only good for low molecular weight alcohols, which isn't really correct for a large molecule like cholesterol.  At any rate, the answer is right here:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholesterol .