PROCESS FOR PREPARING A MIXTURE OF DIASTEREO ISOMERS OF ZEARALANOL BY CATALYTIC HYDROGENATION OF ZEARALENONE.

摘要

A method for reducing zearalenone to zearalanol in which the product contains a major amount of the high melting diastereoisomer and a minor amount of the low melting diastereoisomer of zearalanol is disclosed. Zearalenone is catalytically reduced with hydrogen in the presence of a solvent, a strong acid, and a platinum catalyst for a time sufficient to reduce the zearalenone to zearalanol.