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HRID 366281Generated: October 27, 2026

Stigmastan-3-ol → (-)-beta-Sitosterol

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantStigmastan-3-olHCID 6743—
ReactantSitostanolHCID 241572—
Product(-)-beta-SitosterolHCID 222284—

Reaction Steps

Pure sitostanol or stigmastanol is a commercial product obtained by catalytic hydrogenation of sitosterol. Its synthesis from beta-sitosterol was described in 1937: Bernstein, Wallis, J. Org. Chem Soc., 2, 341.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06129924
Source datasetuspto-grants-2000_10
ORD IDord-7def4175f2804e9789ddea2347181204
Source noteuspto-grants-2000_10