Author's Organization：Laboratory of Chemistry for natural Products, Tokyo Institute of Technology Laboratory of Chemistry for natural Products, Tokyo Institute of Technology Laboratory of Chemistry for natural Products, Tokyo Institute of Technology
Oxymercuration-demercuration of 3β-acetoxycholesta-1, 5-diene (2) followed by saponification gave 2β-hydroxycholesterol (3) and 1α-hydroxycholesterol (4) in 14% and 26% yield, respectively.
