The crystal structure of cholest-5-en-3-yl 4-(8-octenyloxy)benzoate, C
42H64O3, was determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The benzo
ate moiety is twisted 64.6 (2)degrees from the least-squares plane thr
ough the tetracyclic core. Elongated molecules pack in an antiparallel
fashion. Fully overlapping molecules are related by 2(1) screw sym sy
mmetry.