Some steroidal 22-enes: the synthesis of (a) steroidal 22,24(28)-dienes and (b) ergosta-5,7,22,24(28)-tetraen-3β-ol
Abstract
Dehydrobromination of 22,23-dibromo-5β-ergostane yields the 22,24(28)-diene; application of this observation furnishes a novel, short route to ergosta-5,7,22,24(28)-tetraen-3β-ol.