Facile and efficient synthesis of 3β-hydroxy-eupholanost-8-en-24-one

The epoxidation of the natural product α-euphol followed by cleavage of the obtained epoxide with BF3-etherate, provides 3β-hydroxy-eupholanost-8-en-24-one in satisfactory overall yield.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: R. Gree, A. Benharref, N. El Aouad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2001-04-01
Series:Molecules
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/6/5/468/