Paper
GAO Yuchen, LIU Yazi, HU Ninglin, CONG Yuwen,
Herein the synthesis of bezisterim(HE 3286, 1) was improved and optimized. Using [(3S,8R,9S,10R,13S,14S)-
10,13-dimethyl-17-oxo-1,2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16-dodecahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-yl]acetate(2) as the starting
material, an alkynylation reaction was performed to yield (3S,10R,13S,17R)-17-ethynyl-10,13-dimethyl-1,2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16-
dodecahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthrene-3,17-diol(3). Compound 3 was then subjected to diesterification to produce (3S,10R,
13S,17R)-17-ethynyl-10,13-dimethyl-1,2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16-dodecahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthrene-3,17-diacetate(4).
Subsequently, compound 4 underwent the oxidation to yield (3S,10R,13S,17R)-3,17-diacetoxy-17-ethynyl-10,13-dimethyl-
1,2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16-dodecahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthren-7-one(5). Compound 5 was then reduced to obtain
(3S,10R,13S,17R)-3,17-diacetoxy-17-ethynyl-10,13-dimethyl-1,2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16-dodecahydrocyclopenta[a]-
phenanthren-7-ol(6). Finally, compound 6 underwent alcoholysis and deprotection to yield compound 1, achieving an
overall yield of 28.3% (based on 2) and the purity of 98.93% . This reaction route features mild process conditions,
straightforward operation, and controllable quality, making it suitable for industrial production.