title: Preparation and characterization of (24R and 24S)-5beta-cholestane-3alpha,7alpha,24,25-tetrols and (24R and 24S)-5beta-cholestane-3alpha,24,25-triols.
abstract: (24R and 24S)-5beta-cholestane-3alpha,7alpha,24,25-tetrols were prepared by osmium tetroxide oxidation of 5beta-cholest-24-ene-3alpha,7alpha-diol. The resulting diastereomeric tetrols were separated by thin-layer chromatography, their purity ascertained by melting point, gas-liquid chromatography and mass spectra and their structural configurations were assigned by molecular rotation measurement and circular dichroism studies. In a similar fashion, the (24R and 24S)-5beta-cholestane-3alpha,24,25-triols were prepared and their structures identified.
mesh_terms: D002777:Cholestanols / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002942:Circular Dichroism; D003460:Crystallization
chemical_list: D002777:Cholestanols