Upon treatment of 25(R)-spirost-5-en-3β-ol (diosgenin), 25(R)-1,4,6-spirostatrien-3-one and 25(R)-4,6-spirostadien-3β-ol with 30% H2O2 and 5% NaOH in methanol, diosgenin did not react, 25(R)-1,4,6-spirostatrien-3-one was converted to 25(R)-1α,2α-epoxy-4,6-spirostadien-3-one and 25(R)-4,6-spirostadien-3β-ol was oxidized to give a small amount of 25(R)-4,6-spirostadien-3-one, while most of the original starting material remained unchanged. On the other hand, reactions of diosgenin, 25(R)-1,4,6-spirostatrien-3-one and 25(R)-4,6-spirostadien-3β-ol with m-chloroperoxybenzoic acid in chloroform yielded 25(R)-5α,6α-epoxyspirostan-3β-ol, 25(R)-6α,7α-epoxy-1,4-spirostadien-3-one and 25(R)-4β,5β-epoxy-6-spirosten-3β-ol, respectively.
在
甲醇中使用30%
H2O2和5% NaOH处理25(R)-螺甾-5-烯-3β-醇(
薯蓣皂苷元)、25(R)-1,4,6-螺甾
三烯-3-酮和25(R)-4,6-螺甾二烯-3β-醇时,
薯蓣皂苷元未发生反应,25(R)-1,4,6-螺甾
三烯-3-酮转化为25(R)-1α,2α-环氧-4,6-螺甾二烯-3-酮,而25(R)-4,6-螺甾二烯-3β-醇被氧化生成少量25(R)-4,6-螺甾二烯-3-酮,大部分原始起始物质保持不变。另一方面,
薯蓣皂苷元、25(R)-1,4,6-螺甾
三烯-3-酮和25(R)-4,6-螺甾二烯-3β-醇与
间氯过氧苯甲酸在
氯仿中的反应分别得到25(R)-5α,6α-环氧螺甾烷-3β-醇、25(R)-6α,7α-环氧-1,4-螺甾二烯-3-酮和25(R)-4β,5β-环氧-6-螺甾烯-3β-醇。