Evidence for the presence of 3beta,6alpha-dihydroxy-5alpha-chol-9(11)-en-23-one in the aglycone mixture from the starfish Marthasterias glacialis is provided by the synthesis of 3beta,6alpha-dihydroxy-5alpha-cholan-23-one (19) and its identification in the hydrogenated aglycone mixture. The side-chain is constructed from the 23,24-dinorcholanol (13) by reaction of the 22-tosylate (16) with the acetylide anion, followed by hydration of the resulting 23-yne (17). (C) 2003 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Evidence for the presence of 3beta,6alpha-dihydroxy-5alpha-chol-9(11)-en-23-one in the aglycone mixture from the starfish Marthasterias glacialis is provided by the synthesis of 3beta,6alpha-dihydroxy-5alpha-cholan-23-one (19) and its identification in the hydrogenated aglycone mixture. The side-chain is constructed from the 23,24-dinorcholanol (13) by reaction of the 22-tosylate (16) with the acetylide anion, followed by hydration of the resulting 23-yne (17). (C) 2003 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
The Pseudomonas cepacia lipase selectively catalyzes the acylation of the (20S)-isomer of the 22-alcohol group in the C-22 steroid compounds 1a and 4a when the transesterification is irreversibly carried out with vinyl acetate in an organic solvent.
Evidence for the presence of 3beta,6alpha-dihydroxy-5alpha-chol-9(11)-en-23-one in the aglycone mixture from the starfish Marthasterias glacialis is provided by the synthesis of 3beta,6alpha-dihydroxy-5alpha-cholan-23-one (19) and its identification in the hydrogenated aglycone mixture. The side-chain is constructed from the 23,24-dinorcholanol (13) by reaction of the 22-tosylate (16) with the acetylide anion, followed by hydration of the resulting 23-yne (17). (C) 2003 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.