(24R)-27-Nor-5β-cholestane-3α,7α
,12α,24,26-pentol (5β-ranol) has been synthesised by the
Wittig olefinic coupling of a steroidal module and a side-chain module
followed by reduction and deprotection. The steroidal module is derived
from cholic acid by a one-carbon degradation of the side chain to
produce norcholic acid followed by the loss of a second carbon in an
iododecarboxylation and then synthesis of the triphenylphosphonium
iodide. The side-chain module is derived from
(S)-(-)-butane-1,2,4-triol by benzylidene
protection of the 2,4-diol followed by Swern oxidation to the aldehyde.
This general synthetic scheme could be used to produce a range of bile
sterols with the (24R)-hydroxy moiety which may have
significant hepatoprotective activity against liver damage induced by
free radicals or reactive metabolites.
(24R)-27-去甲-5δ-胆甾烷-3δ±,7δ±,12δ±,24,26-
戊醇(5δ²-ranol)是通过一个甾体模块和一个侧链模块的维蒂希烯烃偶联,然后进行还原和脱保护而合成的。甾体模块来自
胆酸,通过侧链的一碳降解生成
去甲胆酸,然后在
碘羧化过程中失去第二个碳,最后合成
碘化
三苯基膦。侧链模块来自(S)-(-)-
丁烷-1,2,4-三醇,通过对 2,4
-二醇进行亚苄基保护,然后通过斯韦尔恩氧化反应生成醛。 这种通用合成方案可用于生产一系列具有 (24R)- 羟基分子的
胆固醇,这些
胆固醇可能对自由基或活性代谢物引起的肝损伤具有显著的保肝活性。