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HRID 1882912Generated: October 31, 2026

5,6-Epoxycholest-7-en-3-ol → HCID 57311702, compound

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant5,6-Epoxycholest-7-en-3-olHCID 125859—
SolventPotassiumHCID 5462222—
ProductHCID 57311702HCID 5731170235.8%

Reaction Steps

5,6β-Epoxy-5β-cholest-7-en-3β-ol [J. Org. Chem. 50 (1985), 1835] (150 mg) is dissolved in 2.5 ml of a potassium hydroxyde solution (5% in methanol). The reaction mixture is refluxed for one hour. Aqueous work-up, extraction with ethylacetate and column chromatography yields 5β-cholest-7-ene-3β,5β-diol (54 mg).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06759400B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2004_07
ORD IDord-933004eb1a1442349f69882b0149051f
Source noteuspto-grants-2004_07