A method of purifying 1&agr;,24(S)-dihydroxyvitamin D
2
to obtain 1&agr;,24(S)-dihydroxyvitamin D
2
in crystalline form. The method includes the steps of boiling a solvent under inert atmosphere, dissolving a product containing 1&agr;,24(S)-dihydroxyvitamin D
2
to be purified in the solvent, cooling the solvent and dissolved product below ambient temperature for a sufficient amount of time to form a precipitate of 1&agr;,24(S)-dihydroxyvitamin D
2
crystals, and recovering the 1&agr;,24(S)-dihydroxyvitamin D
2
crystals. The purification technique involves using one of several binary solvent systems, namely, acetone and hexane, 2-propanol and hexane, or ethyl formate and petroleum ether.
一种提纯 1&agr;,24(S)-二羟
维生素 D 的方法
2
以获得 1&agr;,24(S)-二羟
维生素 D
2
的晶体。该方法包括以下步骤:在惰性气氛下沸腾溶剂,溶解含有 1&agr;,24(S)-二羟基
维生素 D
2
的产品溶解在溶剂中,将溶剂和溶解的产品冷却到环境温度以下足够长的时间,以形成 1&agr;,24(S)-二羟
维生素 D
2
晶体,然后回收 1&agr;,24(S)-二羟
维生素 D
2
晶体。纯化技术包括使用几种二元溶剂系统之一,即
丙酮和
正己烷、2-
丙醇和
正己烷或
甲酸乙酯和石油醚。