54725-42-7Relevant articles and documents
Acid-catalysed Rearrangements of Steroid Alkenes. Part 1. Rearrangement of 5α-Cholest-7-ene
Peakman, Torren M.,Maxwell, James R.
, p. 1065 - 1071 (2007/10/02)
In the presence of boron trifluoride-diethyl ether or anhydrous toluene-p-sulphonic acid-acetic acid, 5α-cholest-7-ene (1) is transformed into 5α-cholest-8(14)-ene (2a) and 5α-cholest-14-ene (3a) and then via C-ring contraction into the ring C/D-rearranged 12(13->14)abeo-5α-cholest-13(17)-ene (4a).Isomerisation at C-20 in the cholestene (4a) occurs giving compound (4b).Both can then undergo a reversal of the C-ring contraction, regenerating the cholestenes (2a) and (3a) and also forming (20S)-5α-cholest-8(14)-ene (2b) and -14-ene (3b).Two other rearrangement products have been identified as 14β-methyl-18-nor-5α,13β-cholest-17(20)-enes (6a,b).They may be formed via 14β-methyl-18-nor-5α-cholest-12-enes and -13(17)-enes (5a,b).Experiments with anhydrous toluene-p-sulphonic acid-O-deuteriated acetic acid indicate that the rearrangement occurs by a predominantly stepwise process.
