VITAMIN-D3 SYNTHETIC STUDIES - A 3-STEP PROCEDURE FOR THE PREPARATIONOF LHEPT-2-YL)-5-(PHENYLSULFONYL)BICYCLO[4.3.0]NONANE FROM WINDAUS-GRUNDMANN KETONE())
Mc. Clasby et D. Craig, VITAMIN-D3 SYNTHETIC STUDIES - A 3-STEP PROCEDURE FOR THE PREPARATIONOF LHEPT-2-YL)-5-(PHENYLSULFONYL)BICYCLO[4.3.0]NONANE FROM WINDAUS-GRUNDMANN KETONE()), Synthetic communications, 24(4), 1994, pp. 481-488
A procedure is described for the preparation of vitamin D3 key fragmen
t lhept-2-yl)-5-(phenylsulfonyl)bicyclo[4.3.0]nonane 3 in three steps
and 55% overall yield from Windaus-Grundmann ketone 5.