title: Hydroboration of 5 alpha-ergost-8-en-3 beta-ol.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Milan, Faculty of Medicine, Italy.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Allevi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Anastasia
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Colombo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fiecchi
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D001880:Boranes; D001894:Borohydrides; C061771:ergostane-3,15-diol; C061769:ergost-8-en-3-ol; C021274:boron trifluoride; C025364:sodium borohydride; D004875:Ergosterol