Nature of the Hydrogen Chloride Induced Isomers of $\alpha$-Spinasterol

  • Woo, Won-Sick (Natural Products Research Institute, Seoul National University) ;
  • Kang, Sam-Sik (Natural Products Research Institute, Seoul National University)
  • Published : 1974.09.01

Abstract

It was established that .alpha.-spinasterol (I) was isomerized by hydrogen chloride to a mixture of two isomers. These isomers were separated into each of components and identified as .DLETA.$^{8(14),22}$ -stigmastadienol (III) and ${\delta}$$^{14,22}$ -stigmastadienol (IV), respectively. The mass spectra of these compounds were found to be particularly suitable to idetify the position of nuclear double bond of sterols possessing 22 : 23 -double bond in side chain.

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