Regioselective synthesis of .DELTA.6-, .DELTA.7-, and .DELTA.8-14.alpha.-cyanosterol derivatives: versatile precursors to 14.alpha.-demethylase inhibitors
摘要:
The efficient preparation of 3-beta-(benzoyloxy)-4,4-dimethyl-5-alpha-cholest-8(14)-en-7-one (4a) and 3-beta-benyloxy)-5-alpha-ergost-8(14)-en-7-one (4b) and their conversion to DELTA-6-, DELTA-7- or DELTA-8-14-alpha-functionalized sterols is reported. The alkylaluminum-mediated 1,4-addition of HCN (Nagata reaction) to enones 4a,b is used to introduce the 14-alpha-substituent. Reduction of these conjugate addition products (5a,b) affords the 7-alpha-hydroxysterols (6a,b). The dehydration of 6a with Martin sulfurane reagent regioselectively produces the DELTA-6-14-alpha-cyanosterol 8. Alternatively, mesylation of 6a and elimination affords a mixture of DELTA-7:DELTA-6-sterols (3:1) from which the DELTA-6-sterol is removed by selective ozonolytic degradation. The ozonolytic stability of the DELTA-7-14-alpha-cyanosterols is also exploited in the preparation of 14-alpha-cyanosterols possessing modified side chains. Ozonolysis of 3-beta-(benzoyloxy)-5-alpha-ergost-7,22-diene-14-alpha-carbonitrile (9b) gave 18, which is used to prepare compounds containing the "24 methenyl" (21) and "lanosterol" (23) side chains. The trapping of the intermediate aluminum enolate formed in the hydrocyanation of 4a gives an 8-beta-bromosterol 13. Dehydrobromination of 13 provides a novel regioselective synthesis of the difficult to prepare DELTA-8-14-alpha-functionalized sterol 14.
Steroidal 14.alpha.-carboxy-alkyl derivatives as regulators of HMG-COA
申请人:SmithKline Beecham Corporation
公开号:US05023250A1
公开(公告)日:1991-06-11
New 14.alpha.-carboxyalkyl sterols are regulators of HMG-CoA reductase and inhibitors of mammalian 14.alpha.-methyl demethylase and are useful in lowering serum cholesterol levels and treating fungal infections.
The Role of Cytochrome b5in 4α-Methyl-Oxidation and C5(6) Desaturation of Plant Sterol Precursors
作者:Alain Rahier、Mark Smith、Maryse Taton
DOI:10.1006/bbrc.1997.6974
日期:1997.7
membrane-bound sterol-4alpha-methyl-oxidases and sterolC5(6)-desaturase of plantsterol biosynthesis have not been previously identified. The requirement of cytochrome b5 to shuttle reducing equivalents from NAD(P)H to 4,4-dimethylsterol-4alpha-methyl oxidase (4,4-DMSO), 4alpha-methylsterol-4alpha-methyl oxidase (4alpha-MSO), and delta7-sterol-C5(6) desaturase (5-DES) was investigated using a purified