A straightforward synthesis of the title compound is achieved through a novel approach, comprising the oxidation of the easily available 5α-androst-3-en-17-one 1 in two sequential steps to yield the kinetic diosphenol 4, which gives the desired 4-OHA 5 by base-catalysed isomerization.
E. J. T. da Silva, M. L. Sá e Melo and A. S. C. Neves, J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. 1, 1996, 1649 DOI: 10.1039/P19960001649
To request permission to reproduce material from this article, please go to the Copyright Clearance Center request page.
If you are an author contributing to an RSC publication, you do not need to request permission provided correct acknowledgement is given.
If you are the author of this article, you do not need to request permission to reproduce figures and diagrams provided correct acknowledgement is given. If you want to reproduce the whole article in a third-party publication (excluding your thesis/dissertation for which permission is not required) please go to the Copyright Clearance Center request page.
Read more about how to correctly acknowledge RSC content.
Please wait while we load your content...