Synthesis of zymosterol: Salient intermediate of fungal and mammalian sterol biosynthesis

Roland E. Dolle, Stanley J. Schmidt, Lawrence I. Kruse

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Abstract

A useful strategy for the construction of sterol biosynthetic intermediates possessing Δ8-unsaturation is described and exemplified by the synthesis of zymosterol (1) and 24,25-dihydrozymosterol (2).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)19-21
Number of pages3
JournalJournal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1988

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