Novel synthetic approach to 19-nor-1alpha,25-dihydroxyvitamin D(3) and its derivatives by Suzuki-Miyaura coupling in solution and on solid support.

19-nor-1alpha,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D(3) was synthesized by the Suzuki-Miyaura coupling of the A-ring intermediate 3, which was efficiently prepared from readily available 5-(tert-butyldimethylsilyl)oxycyclohex-2-enone (5), with the boronate compound of the C,D-ring portion. The method could be applied to a solid-phase synthesis to prepare the des-C,D derivatives of 19-nor-1alpha,25-dihydroxyvitamin D(3). [reaction: see text]