| Literature DB >> 12441189 |
John R Williams1, Deping Chai, Dominic Wright.
Abstract
We describe the synthesis of (25R)-cholest-5-en-3beta,26-diol ((25R)-26-hydroxycholesterol) from diosgenin in four steps in 58% overall, yield via a modified Clemmensen reduction followed by a Barton deoxygenation reaction.Entities:
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Year: 2002 PMID: 12441189 DOI: 10.1016/s0039-128x(02)00060-0
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Steroids ISSN: 0039-128X Impact factor: 2.668