Cholesteryl oleyl carbonate

Cholesteryl oleyl carbonate (COC) is an organic chemical, a carbonate ester of cholesterol and oleyl alcohol with carbonic acid. It is a liquid crystal material forming cholesteric liquid crystals with helical structure. It is a transparent liquid, or a soft crystalline material with melting point around 20 °C. It can be used with cholesteryl nonanoate and cholesteryl benzoate in some thermochromic liquid crystals.

Cholesteryl oleyl carbonate
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.037.421
UNII
Properties
C46H80O3
Molar mass 681.13 g/mol
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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It is used in some hair colors,[1] make-ups, and some other cosmetic preparations.

It can be also used as a component of the liquid crystals used for liquid crystal displays.

References

  1. Record in the Household Products Database of NLM
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