Cholic Acid → Apocholic acid

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Reaction Conditions

Reaction Steps

A mixture of cholic acid (11.4 g) and zinc chloride (13 g) in acetone (50 ml) is heated so as to distil off solvent, then heated at an external temperature of 110° C. for about 1.5 hours. The mixture is poured into water, extracted with ether and the organic solution dried over magnesium sulfate, dried, filtered, and concentrated in vacuo. The crude is purified by flash chromatography to give the desired product.

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