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Synthesis of melithasterol A, a 5alpha,6alpha-epoxy-7alpha-hydroxy Delta(8)-steroid
P Ramesh1, V L Reddy, N S Reddy
1Natural Products Laboratory, Organic Division-I, Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, 500 007, India.
Journal of Natural Products
|November 15, 2000
Abstract:
A short, first synthesis of melithasterol A (3) utilizing microwave irradiation-induced isomerization of 5alpha,8alpha-epidioxy steroid (1) as the key step has been achieved in 80% yield.