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Titanium tetrachloride mediated-dialkylation of 2,3-butanedione ketal
2 by 1,8-bis(trimethylsilyl)-2,6-octadiene (BISTRO) 1 led to 1-acetyl-
1-methyl-2,5-divinylcyclopentane 4. This latter was methoxycarbonylate
d (NaH/dimethylcarbonate) and then alkylated with iodobenzocyclobutene
(Cs2CO3/acetone) to give a benzocyclobutenic intermediate 6, whose th
ermolysis provided the 12-oxo-estrane derivatives 8 - 11. Copyright (C
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