title: Rapid hydrogenation of unsaturated sterols and bile alcohols using microwaves.
abstract: This paper describes an operationally simple, rapid hydrogenation of unsaturated sterols and bile alcohols in a domestic microwave oven. This has been achieved by the addition of catalytic amounts of Pd/C in methylene chloride/propylene glycol solvents in the presence of ammonium formate followed by microwave irradiation. It is suggested that this methodology will be helpful in the identification of saturated and unsaturated sterols with different side-chain structures in rare diseases: sitosterolemia, cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis (CTX), as well as atherosclerosis and diabetes mellitus. Sterols, such as cholesterol, campesterol, sitosterol, and bile alcohols with unsaturated side chains, were converted to their reduced congeners with high yield and purity.
authors.affiliation: Medical Service, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, East Orange, New Jersey 07018, USA.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Dayal
authors.forename: N H
authors.initials: NH
authors.lastname: Ertel
authors.forename: K R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Rapole
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Asgaonkar
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Salen
mesh_terms: D002777:Cholestanols / Q000737:chemistry*; D006865:Hydrogenation; D008872:Microwaves; D013261:Sterols / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D002777:Cholestanols; D013261:Sterols