Abstract
A simple, efficient and economical method has been developed for the synthesis of 25-hydroxycholesterol in seven steps from hyodesoxycholic acid with an overall yield of 39%. The preparation of the 3β-tetrahydropyranyloxychol-5-en-24-al from 3β-tetrahydropyranyloxychol-5-en-24-oic acid methyl ester with di-isobutylaluminium hydride was achieved instead of using the conventional two-step reaction, thus avoiding the use of the toxic oxidant CrO3. The terminal product was obtained by hydroxybromination of desmosterol with N-bromosuccinimide/H20, followed by reduction and deprotection of the halohydrins with LiAlH4. This simplified route gave an increased overall yield and used economical and environmentally benign reagents.
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