作者:V. A. Khripach、V. N. Zhabinskii、N. D. Pavlovskii
DOI:10.1023/a:1013804119279
日期:——
A biosynthetic precursor of brassinolide, (22R,23R,24S)-24-methyl-3alpha-cholestane-3beta,6alpha,22,23-tetraol was synthesized from Delta(23)-22-keto steroid which was obtained from the corresponding 20-carbonitrile oxide. The side chain was built up by a series of successive transformations: hydride reduction of the initial enone, epoxidation of the allyl-like alcohol, and copper(I) cyanide-catalyzed opening of the 23,24-epoxy ring. The cyclic fragment was completed by opening of the cyclopropane ring with subsequent hydroboration and oxidation of the Delta(5)-bond.