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Calciferol and its Relatives. Part 26. A Conversion of Cholesterol into 8-Hydroxymethyl-des-AB-cholest-8-ene
Kocienski, Philip J.,Lythgoe, Basil,Roberts, David A.
, p. 897 - 901 (2007/10/02)
The methoxy-ketone (7), derived from Westphalen's diol, was degraded to 8α-benzoyloxymethyl-des-AB-cholestan-9-one (10), from which the title compound (6) was obtained in a yield of 47percent based on the ketone (7), or 22.5percent overall from cholestero
