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HRID 1779932Generated: November 2, 2026

(+)-Hecogenin → Spirostan-3,12-diol

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant(+)-HecogeninHCID 91453—
ReactantAluminium lithium hydrideHCID 21226445—
SolventDiethyl EtherHCID 3283—
ProductSpirostan-3,12-diolHCID 167555—

Reaction Steps

Using the procedure described in J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1954, 76, 4013, (3β,5α,25R)-spirostan-3-ol-12-one was reduced with lithium aluminum hydride in ether to give a mixture of C-12 alcohols from which the title compound was isolated.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05629295
Source datasetuspto-grants-1997_05
ORD IDord-b66b47d7a90c4f9a92b14dd1b0ce9416
Source noteuspto-grants-1997_05