Abstract
(24R,6E)-24-ethylcholest-6-hydroxyimino-4-en-3-one (1), which was isolated previously fromCinachyrella spp. sponges, is synthesized in five steps from β-sitosterol in 30% overall yield.
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Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Belarus, 220141, Minsk, ul. Akad. Kuprevicha, 5/2. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 2, pp. 149–151, March–April, 2000.
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Kovganko, N.B., Chernov, Y.G. Novel synthesis of (24R,6E)-24-ethylcholest-6-hydroxyimino-4-en-3-one, a steroidal oxime fromCinachyrella spp. sponges. Chem Nat Compd 36, 189–191 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02236428
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02236428