文摘
Difluoro-oxysterols were prepared by Reformatsky reaction with ultrasound irradiation. 25,25-Difluoro-27-norcholestenoic acid was an inverse agonist and antagonist of LXRβ. 25,25-Difluoro-27-nor-26-hydroxycholesterol was an agonist of LXRβ. The fluorine atoms of the difluoroalcohol help stabilize the LXR agonist conformation.