Abstract
Enantioselective syntheses of the two naturally-occurring diastereomers of dianeackerone (1a and 1b) and of a closely related steroidal β-oxo ester (2), characterized from the paracloacal glandular secretion of the African dwarf crocodile, Osteolaemus tetraspis, are described.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1936-1943 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Synthesis |
Issue number | 13 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2000 |
Keywords
- Crocodile
- Dianeackerone
- Enantioselective alkylation
- Natural products
- Steroids