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Synthesis of ent-19-nortestosterone from its naturally occurring antipode
Teerhuis, N.Miranda,Huisman, Inès A.M.,Groen, Marinus B.
, p. 2869 - 2871 (2001)
The synthesis of ent-19-nortestosterone from natural 19-nortestosterone is described. The synthetic sequence takes advantage of the 'near symmetry' properties of the steroid; removal/introduction of a methyl group and conversion of the A- into the D-ring and vice versa eventually results in overall inversion of the stereochemistry.
