SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF RING-B CHOLESTANE 3-OXETANONES
SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF RING-B CHOLESTANE 3-OXETANONES
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DOI:
10.1021/jo01270a057
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发表时间:
1968-01-01
影响因子:
3.6
通讯作者:
SCOTTSHO.T
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作者:
ROWLAND, AT;BENNETT, PJ;SCOTTSHO.T
The synthesis of 5, 7/3-epoxy-6-oxo-5/3-cholestanes has been investigated. These compounds, which are exam-ples of highly substituted 3-oxetanone ring systems, were prepared from C-3-substituted 7a-bromo-5/3-hydroxy-6-oxocholestanes. When treated with methanolic potassium hydroxide in dimethyl sulfoxide, the bromo ketones bearing 3/3 substituents (hydroxy, acetoxy, or benzoyloxy) were converted in good yields (> 70%) into 3/3-hydroxy-5, 7/3-epoxy-5/3-cholestan-6-one (7a). The C-3 epimers of the bromo ketones, as well as the 3-desoxybromo ketone (lib), were transformed in very poor yields into the corresponding oxetanones under these conditions. The use of aqueous potassium bicarbonate as the base instead of methanolic potassium hydroxide resulted in retention of acyloxy groups but gave lower yields of oxetanones. Speculation is raised concerning the mechanism of the transformation, especially regarding the nature of the conformational change in the A/B steroid ring system that occurs during the reaction. The «-bromo ketones and oxetanones were examined by nmr spectroscopy in order to characterize accurately the structure of starting materials and products. Although entrance into the 3 «-substituted oxetanone series was hindred by the poor yields of these compounds that were obtained from the 3 «-substituted «-bromo ketones, a simple method of converting the 3/3-hydroxyoxetanone (7a) into its 3 «epimer (10a), and also to the 3-desoxyoxetanone 12, has been developed.