A RADICAL PROTOTYPE TO STEROIDS - SYNTHESIS OF -ALPHA-D-HOMOANDROSTANE-4-ALPHA-METHYL-3,17A-DIONE

Authors
ZORETIC PA CHEN ZY ZHANG YZ RIBEIRO AA
Citation
Pa. Zoretic et al., A RADICAL PROTOTYPE TO STEROIDS - SYNTHESIS OF -ALPHA-D-HOMOANDROSTANE-4-ALPHA-METHYL-3,17A-DIONE, Tetrahedron letters, 37(44), 1996, pp. 7909-7912
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry Inorganic & Nuclear
Journal title
Tetrahedron letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
00404039
Volume
37
Issue
44
Year of publication
1996
Pages
7909 - 7912
Database
ISI
SICI code
0040-4039(1996)37:44<7909:ARPTS->2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
An intramolecular radical methodology is described as an approach to D -homoandrostanes. The angular C-8 cyano group in tetracycle 7 derived from radical cyclization of polyene 6 serves as a latent functional gr oup for elaboration to the C-8 PH in d,l-homoandrostane 11. Copyright (C) 1996 Elsevier Science Ltd