title: Synthesis of melithasterol A, a 5alpha,6alpha-epoxy-7alpha-hydroxy Delta(8)-steroid.
abstract: A short, first synthesis of melithasterol A (3) utilizing microwave irradiation-induced isomerization of 5alpha,8alpha-epidioxy steroid (1) as the key step has been achieved in 80% yield.
authors.affiliation: Natural Products Laboratory, Organic Division-I, Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, 500 007, India.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ramesh
authors.forename: V L
authors.initials: VL
authors.lastname: Reddy
authors.forename: N S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Reddy
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Venkateswarlu
mesh_terms: D013261:Sterols / Q000138:chemical synthesis*
chemical_list: D013261:Sterols; C416567:melithasterol A