Lithium aluminum hydride reduction of the oximes of 3-ketocholest-4- and -5-enes gave mixtures of amines. These amines on acetylation and separation gave respectively N-acetyI-3(α)-aminocholest-5-ene, N-acetyl-3(β) aminocholest-5-ene, N-acetyl-3(α)-aminocholest-4-ene, and N-acetyl-3(β)-aminocholest-4-ene. The N-acetyl-3(α)-aminocholest-5-ene (m.p. 184.5 °C.) was shown to be identical with the cholesterylacetamide obtained by the acetylation of the degradation product from N-benzyl-3(α)-aminocholest-5-ene (m.p. 90-91 °C).
3-酮胆甾-4-烯和-5-烯的肟经过氢化铝锂还原后,产生了混合胺。这些胺在乙酰化和分离后分别得到N-乙酰基-3(α)-氨基胆甾-5-烯,N-乙酰基-3(β)氨基胆甾-5-烯,N-乙酰基-3(α)-氨基胆甾-4-烯和N-乙酰基-3(β)-氨基胆甾-4-烯。N-乙酰基-3(α)-氨基胆甾-5-烯(熔点184.5℃)被证明与从N-苯甲基-3(α)-氨基胆甾-5-烯(熔点90-91℃)的降解产物乙酰化得到的胆固醇乙酰胺相同。