3β-Acetoxy-6-nitrocholest-5-ene: Crystal structure, thermal, optical and dielectrical behavior

3β-Acetoxy-6-nitrocholest-5-ene (2) has been synthesized from 3β-acetoxycholest-5-ene (1). We provided an analysis of the compound by means of FT-IR, FT-Raman, NMR and X-ray crystallography. In addition microstructural, thermal, optical and dielectrical properties were also investigated. The compound 2 crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P21 with cell dimensions, a = 15.7729 (13) Å, b = 9.8933 (8) Å, c = 17.8070(14) Å, α = 90.00, β = 96.176(4), γ = 90.00. The powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD) of the compound was recorded to ascertain phase homogeneity. The SEM micrograph showed the presence of brick shaped, elongated nitrocholestane particles with 177.12 × 25.53 × 5.69 μm dimensions. Thermogravimetric analysis showed stability of the compound up to 200 °C. The dielectrical studies showed that with increase in frequency, the dielectric constant decreases and becomes almost constant at high frequencies.