A Simple Way to 3-[(1R,2S,5R and 5S)-5-Methoxymethoxy-2-methyl-1,2-epoxycyclohexyl]propanal, a Synthon for the Total Biomimetic Synthesis of (-)-Progesterone
β Scribed by Daniewski, Andrzej Robert ;Kiegiel, Jaroslaw
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1989
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 338 KB
- Volume
- 1989
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0947-3440
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β¦ Synopsis
In 1983, van Tamelen and Hwu') have reported an efficient synthesis of (*)-progesterone (4) by biomimetic polycyclization of the epoxide 3 or 3a. The latter have been synthesized by coupling of the ylide 2 with the epoxy aldehyde 1 or 1 a, respectively. The syn-
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