ChEBI: A 2,3-diacyl-sn-glycerol in which both acyl groups are specified as stearoyl (octadecanoyl).
Purification Methods
Recrystallisation from solvents such as EtOH, MeOH, toluene, Et2O gives the higher melting form, and resolidification gives the lower melting form. [IR: Chapman J Chem Soc 4680 1958, 2522 1956.] The S-isomer is recrystallised from CHCl3/pet ether and has m 76-77o, [] D -2.8o (c 6, CHCl3). [cf p 134, Baer & Kates J Am Chem Soc 72 942 1950, Beilstein 2 IV 1231.]
