Lithium aluminum hydride reduction of the oximes of 3-ketocholest-4- and -5-enes gave mixtures of amines. These amines on acetylation and separation gave respectively N-acetyI-3(α)-aminocholest-5-ene, N-acetyl-3(β) aminocholest-5-ene, N-acetyl-3(α)-aminocholest-4-ene, and N-acetyl-3(β)-aminocholest-4-ene. The N-acetyl-3(α)-aminocholest-5-ene (m.p. 184.5 °C.) was shown to be identical with the cholesterylacetamide obtained by the acetylation of the degradation product from N-benzyl-3(α)-aminocholest-5-ene (m.p. 90-91 °C).