title: Functionalization of unactivated carbons in 3alpha,6- and 3alpha,24-dihydroxy-5beta-cholane derivatives by dimethyldioxirane.
abstract: Direct remote functionalization of unactivated carbons by dimethyldioxirane (DMDO) was examined for 3alpha,6- and 3alpha,24-dihydroxy-5beta-cholane derivatives. DMDO oxidation of stereoisomeric methyl 3alpha,6-diacetoxy-5beta-cholanoates caused the direct, unexpected 14alpha- and 17alpha-hydroxylations, in analogy with that of the 5alpha-H analogs, regardless of the differences in stereochemical configuration of the A/B-ring junction and of the acetoxyl groups at C-3 and C-6. On the other hand, the ester derivatives of 3alpha,24-dihydroxy-5beta-cholane with DMDO were transformed into the corresponding 5beta-, 14alpha-, and 17alpha-hydroxy compounds, whereas the ether derivatives yielded the 5beta-hydroxy, 3-oxo, and C-24 oxidized products, accompanied by their dehydrated ones.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, College of Humanities & Sciences, Nihon University, Setagaya, Sakura-jousui, Tokyo 329-1151, Japan, takaiida@chs.nihon-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Iida
authors.forename: Keisuke
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shiraishi
authors.forename: Shoujiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ogawa
authors.forename: Takaaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Goto
authors.forename: Nariyasu
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mano
authors.forename: Junichi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Goto
authors.forename: Toshio
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nambara
mesh_terms: D001671:Biochemistry / Q000379:methods*; D002244:Carbon / Q000737:chemistry; D002757:Cholanes / Q000737:chemistry*; D003840:Deoxycholic Acid / Q000737:chemistry; D004852:Epoxy Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D013256:Steroids / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D002757:Cholanes; D004852:Epoxy Compounds; D013256:Steroids; D003840:Deoxycholic Acid; D002244:Carbon; C064455:dimethyldioxirane