J. Pis et al., CYCLIC PHENYLBORONATES OF ECDYSTEROIDS AS PRODUCTS OF REGIOSPECIFIC REACTION WITH PHENYLBORONIC ACID, Collection of Czechoslovak Chemical Communications, 58(3), 1993, pp. 612-618
The diol system in the side-chain of ecdysteroids reacts with phenylbo
ronic acid under formation of cyclic esters. Phenylboronates of ecdyst
eroids I - V were prepared. The regiospecific reaction course was conf
irmed by H-1 NMR spectra of the products. The reaction conditions were
studied for 20-hydroxyecdysone (1). The phenylboronate can be prepare
d in high yields even in aqueous solutions. The liberation of the ecdy
steroid I from the corresponding phenylboronate VI was performed using
various reagents - diols or carboxylic acids.