Synthesis of 6α-methyl-16α,17α-cyclohexano-19-norprogesterone from a 19-methyl-6-desmethyl precursor
✍ Scribed by I. S. Levina; L. E. Kulikova; V. S. Bogdanov
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 320 KB
- Volume
- 46
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1573-9171
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