Abstract
Palladium acetate and 1,4-bis(diphenylphosphino)butane (dppb) catalyze regioselective cyclocarbonylation of 4-allylsteroids forming exclusively 7- membered ring lactones with excellent yields (96-98 %). The stereoselective addition of an epoxide ring on the side-chain of steroids is realized by coupling the carbonyl group of the cyclopentanone ring of the steroid with 2- benzothiazolylchloromethyllithium 1 or 4,4-dimethyl-2- oxazolinylchloroalkylithiums 2 and 3.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1771-1774 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Tetrahedron Letters |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue number | 9 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 26 Feb 1999 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This study was supported by grants from the Swedish Cancer Society.
Keywords
- Epoxides
- Lactones
- Palladium
- Steroids
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry
- Drug Discovery
- Organic Chemistry