Two new 19-oxygenated polyhydroxy steroids, 24-methylene cholest-5-en-1 alp
ha,3 beta,19-triol (1) and 24-methylene cholest-5-en-3 beta,7 beta,9 alpha,
19-tetrol (2), and three known steroids, ergost-5,24(28)-dien-3 beta,19-dio
l (litosterol), cholest-5-en-3 beta,7 beta,19-triol, and ergost-5,24 (28)-d
ien-3 beta,7 beta,19-triol, have been isolated from the soft coral Nephthea
chabroli and characterized through interpretation of spectral data.