Paper
CHEN Yangsheng, MA Qingtong, QIU Chuanlong, LIU Zhenyu, WANG Qingting
Forced degradation tests of eldecalcitol API were conducted under acidic, alkaline, oxidative, lightexposed,
and high-temperature conditions. Five degradation products were generated, namely (1R,2R,3R,5Z,7E)-2-(3-
hydroxypropoxy)-9,10-secocholesta-5,7,10(19),24(25)-tetraene-1,3-diol(AD-1), (1R,2R,3R,5E,6Z,8Z)-2-(3-hydroxypropoxy)-
9,10-secocholesta-5(10),6,8(9)-triene-1,3,25-triol(AD-2), (1R,2R,3R,5E,7E)-2-(3-hydroxypropoxy)-9,10-secocholesta-
5,7,10(19)-triene-1,3,25-triol(AD-3), (1R,2R,3R,5E,6E,8Z)-2-(3-hydroxypropoxy)-9,10-secocholesta-5(10),6,8(9)-
triene-1,3,25-triol(AD-4) and (1R,2R,3R,14S,5E,6Z,8Z)-2-(3-hydroxypropoxy)-9,10-secocholesta-5(10),6,8(9)-triene-
1,3,25-triol(AD-5). Among them, AD-1 and AD-5 were not found in literatures. This study developed synthetic routes
for AD-1 and AD-5, and optimized the synthesis process for AD-4. The structures of these products were confirmed by
1H NMR, 13C NMR, and MS. This paper provides the references for the quality research of eldecalcitol, as well as its production,
packaging, and storage.