Hydroboration of 5 alpha-ergost-8-en-3 beta-ol.
Hydration via hydroboration of 5 alpha-ergost-8-en-3 beta-ol affords 5 alpha-ergostane-3 beta, 15 alpha-diol, 5 alpha, 14 beta-ergostane-3 beta, 15 beta-diol, and 5 alpha-ergostane-3 beta, 7 beta-diol, and not 5 alpha, 9 beta-ergostane-3 beta, 7 beta-diol, as previously reported by others.
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Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Milan, Faculty of Medicine, Italy.
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D001880:Boranes; D001894:Borohydrides; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002621:Chemistry; D002845:Chromatography; D004875:Ergosterol / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D013237:Stereoisomerism
D001880:Boranes; D001894:Borohydrides; C061771:ergostane-3,15-diol; C061769:ergost-8-en-3-ol; C021274:boron trifluoride; C025364:sodium borohydride; D004875:Ergosterol