Issue 47, 2020

trans-Hydroboration–oxidation products in Δ5-steroids via a hydroboration-retro-hydroboration mechanism

Abstract

Herein, we report for the first time a “trans-hydroboration–oxidation product” isolated and characterized under traditional hydroboration–oxidation conditions using cholesterol and diosgenin as substrates. These substrates are excellent starting materials because of the rigidity and different structural environments around the double bond. Further investigations based on experimental evidence, in conjunction with theoretical studies, indicate that the formation of this trans-species occurs via a retro-hydroboration of the major product to generate the corresponding Δ6-structure and the subsequent hydroboration by the β-face. Besides, the corresponding Markovnikov type products have been isolated in synthetically useful yields. The behavior of the reaction under a range of temperatures is also investigated.

Graphical abstract: trans-Hydroboration–oxidation products in Δ5-steroids via a hydroboration-retro-hydroboration mechanism

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Article information

Article type
Edge Article
Submitted
24 Mar 2020
Accepted
07 Sep 2020
First published
14 Sep 2020
This article is Open Access

All publication charges for this article have been paid for by the Royal Society of Chemistry
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Chem. Sci., 2020,11, 12764-12768

trans-Hydroboration–oxidation products in Δ5-steroids via a hydroboration-retro-hydroboration mechanism

J. C. Hilario-Martínez, F. Murillo, J. García-Méndez, E. Dzib, J. Sandoval-Ramírez, M. Á. Muñoz-Hernández, S. Bernès, L. Kürti, F. Duarte, G. Merino and M. A. Fernández-Herrera, Chem. Sci., 2020, 11, 12764 DOI: 10.1039/D0SC01701A

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