title: Further studies on the synthesis of 24(S),25-epoxycholesterol. A new, efficient preparation of desmosterol.
abstract: Efforts to improve the synthesis of 24(S),25-epoxycholesterol (1) from stigmasterol (3) have included identification of 6 alpha-hydroxy-i-steroid 11 as a byproduct from the ozonolysis of 9 and an attempt to effect conversion of sulfone 14 to diol 18 via Payne rearrangement and nucleophilic trapping of epoxide 25, which led instead to 27 and 28 (97% yield). A more efficient synthesis of 1 was achieved via coupling of cuprate 21 with allylic acetate 31 to give 73% of 16, in the most efficient conversion yet of a C22 intermediate to desmosterol (5) or its acetate 6.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire 03755, USA.
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Spencer
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Russel
authors.forename: N C
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Tomkinson
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Willson
mesh_terms: D002384:Catalysis; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000138:chemical synthesis; D003897:Desmosterol / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
chemical_list: D003897:Desmosterol; C028358:24,25-epoxycholesterol; D002784:Cholesterol