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Upstream product

• 72457-81-9 3-phenylcholest-2-ene 
• 88446-81-5 2α,3α-Epoxy-3β-phenyl-5α-cholestan 
• 156177-50-3 Oxo-phenyl-acetic acid (2R,3S,5S,8R,9S,10S,13R,14S,17R)-17-((R)-1,5-dimethyl-hexyl)-10,13-dimethyl-3-phenyl-hexadecahydro-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-2-yl ester 
• 96687-16-0 (5S,8R,9S,10S,13R,14S,17R)-17-((R)-1,5-Dimethyl-hexyl)-10,13-dimethyl-3-phenyl-hexadecahydro-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol 
• 591-51-5 phenyllithium 
• 566-88-1 dihydrocholesterone 
• 28311-52-6 3β-phenyl-5α-cholestan-2-on 

Downstream Products

• 156177-50-3 Oxo-phenyl-acetic acid (2R,3S,5S,8R,9S,10S,13R,14S,17R)-17-((R)-1,5-dimethyl-hexyl)-10,13-dimethyl-3-phenyl-hexadecahydro-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-2-yl ester 
• 88446-80-4 3β-Phenyl-5α-cholestan-2β-ol 
• 156177-53-6 (R)-2-Hydroxy-2-phenyl-butyric acid (2R,3S,5S,8R,9S,10S,13R,14S,17R)-17-((R)-1,5-dimethyl-hexyl)-10,13-dimethyl-3-phenyl-hexadecahydro-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-2-yl ester 
• 199182-45-1 (E)-3-(4-Oxo-butoxy)-acrylic acid (2R,3S,5S,8R,9S,10S,13R,14S,17R)-17-((R)-1,5-dimethyl-hexyl)-10,13-dimethyl-3-phenyl-hexadecahydro-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-2-yl ester 
• 199182-55-3 Propynoic acid (2R,3S,5S,8R,9S,10S,13R,14S,17R)-17-((R)-1,5-dimethyl-hexyl)-10,13-dimethyl-3-phenyl-hexadecahydro-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-2-yl ester 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Novel Steroidal Chiral Auxiliaries: Enantioselective Synthesis of Chiral α-Hydroxy Acids

The synthesis is reported of three novel steroidal chiral auxiliaries (4) which were used to generate an α-hydroxy acid in high optical purity (90-98percent ee).

Circular Dichroism, LXXXI. - Synthesis and Circular Dichroism of Steroids with an Isochromanone Chromophore

Starting from cholesterol the three possible stereoisomeric isochromanes 10-12 have been synthesized; their oxidation gave the corresponding lactones 13-15.The n --> ?* band of the isochromanone("benzoic acid ester") chromophore could unequivoc