Abstract
Stereoselective chlorination of cholesterol (1) was achieved by an electrochemical method to give a dichloride 2 and a cholohydrin 3. Using this procedure, blattelastanoside B (6), an aggregation pheromone of the German cockroach, was synthesized from β-sitosterol (5') in short steps.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 3541-3542 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Tetrahedron Letters |
Volume | 39 |
Issue number | 21 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1998 May 21 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry
- Drug Discovery
- Organic Chemistry