| Literature DB >> 18336043 |
Jitendra D Belani1, Scott D Rychnovsky.
Abstract
ent-Cholesterol was synthesized in 16 steps from commercially available (S)-citronellol. The overall yield for the synthesis was 2.0%. This route is amenable to gram-scale preparation of ent-cholesterol. Isotopic incorporation near the end of the synthesis was achieved using labeled methyl iodide. This synthesis is the most practical to date and will make ent-cholesterol more readily available to use as a probe of the function and metabolism of cholesterol.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 18336043 PMCID: PMC2729551 DOI: 10.1021/jo702694g
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Org Chem ISSN: 0022-3263 Impact factor: 4.354