Chemical synthesis, spectral properties, and chromatography of 4alpha-methyl and 4beta-methyl isomers of (24R)-24-ethyl-5alpha-cholestan-3beta-ol and (24S)-24-ethyl-cholesta-5,22-dien-3beta-ol.

Described herein are chemical syntheses of the following compounds: 4-methyl-(24S)-24-ethyl-cholesta-4,22-dien-3-one, 4,4-dimethyl-(24S)-24-ethyl-cholesta-5,22-dien-3-one, 4beta-methyl-(24R)-24-ethyl-5alpha-cholestan-3beta-ol, 4alpha-methyl-(24R)-24-ethyl-5alpha-cholestan-3beta-ol, 4alpha-methyl-(24S)-24-ethyl-5alpha-cholest-22-en-3beta-ol, 4-methyl-6beta-bromo-(24S)-24-ethyl-cholesta-4,22-dien-3-one, 4alpha-methyl-(24S)-24-ethyl-cholesta-5,22-dien-3beta-ol, 4alpha,5alpha-epoxy-(24S)-24-ethyl-cholesta-4,22-dien-3beta-yl acetate, 4beta-methyl-(24S)-24-ethyl-cholest-22-en-3beta,5alpha-diol, 4beta-methyl-5alpha-hydroxy-(24S)-24-ethyl-cholest-22-en-3beta-yl acetate, 4beta-methyl-(24S)-24-ethyl-cholesta-5,22-dien-3beta-yl acetate and 4beta-methyl-(24S)-24-ethyl-cholesta-5,22-dien-3beta-ol. Chromatographic, nuclear magnetic resonance, and mass spectral data are presented for the compounds under consideration.