B. Dayal et al., ASYMMETRIC SYNTHESES AND LANTHANIDE-INDUCED CD STUDIES OF (24R AND 24S) 5-BETA-CHOLESTANE-3-ALPHA, 7-ALPHA, 12-ALPHA, 24, 25-PENTOLS, Pure and applied chemistry, 66(10-11), 1994, pp. 2037-2040
5beta-cholest-24-ene-3alpha,7alpha,12alpha-triol was efficiently conve
rted to the corresponding (24R and 24S) isomers of eta-cholestane-3alp
ha,7alpha,12alpha,24,25-pentols with the Os-catalyzed Sharpless asymme
tric dihydroxylation process. Utilizing a new phthalazine class of cin
chona alkaloid based ligands, namely (DHQD)2PHAL and (DHQ)2PHAL and th
e use of methylsulfonamide for the acceleration of the reaction rate,
the enantiomeric excess achieved ranged from 95-98%. The absolute conf
igurations and enantiomeric excess of the eta-cholestane-3alpha,7alpha
,12alpha,24,25-pentols achieved were confirmed by the lanthanide-induc
ed CD Cotton effect Measurements.