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HRID 497013Generated: October 25, 2026

Potassium Hydroxide → 22,29-EPOXY-3,29-DIHYDROXY-14beta-STIGMASTAN-15-ONE

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantPotassium HydroxideHCID 14797—
Reactant22,29-Epoxy-3,29-dihydroxy-14alpha-stigmastan-15-oneHCID 53902136—
SolventMethanolHCID 887—
Product22,29-EPOXY-3,29-DIHYDROXY-14beta-STIGMASTAN-15-ONEHCID 69625815—

Reaction Steps

Epimerization of compound 248 at the C14 position using KOH in MeOH yields 22,29-epoxy-3,29-dihydroxy-1 4β-stigmastan-15-one (260). Compound 248 is dissolved in MeOH and a solution of KOH in MeOH (25 mg/ml) is added. The mixture is refluxed for 15 minutes then cooled to room temperature. Water is added and the aqueous slurry is extracted with chloroform and then dried over MgSO4. Filtration and concentration gives the crude product that contains an epimeric mixture of compounds 248 and 260. Separation of 248 and 260 is achieved using column chromatography.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06949533B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2005_09
ORD IDord-2b4fc8e647f242b3892360896fe64b26
Source noteuspto-grants-2005_09