title: New strategy for convergent steroid synthesis.
abstract: We published recently our results on a new and convergent synthesis of natural steroids. The strategy was based on a cycloaddition reaction of Nazarov reagents 2 and 5 with cyclohexenones 1 and 4. In this paper we report results that deal with the synthesis of two new bicyclic Nazarov reagents (13 and 19) and their cycloaddition with two cyclohexenones (1 and 4). These new results constitute an important improvement concerning the versatility of the strategy since tetracycles having the stereochemistry found in natural steroids are now available.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de synthèse organique, Institut de pharmacologie de Sherbrooke, Université de Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada.
authors.forename: Olivier
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Lepage
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Deslongchamps
mesh_terms: D002384:Catalysis; D020650:Combinatorial Chemistry Techniques; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D003500:Cyclization; D003512:Cyclohexanones / Q000737:chemistry*; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D015394:Molecular Structure; D013256:Steroids / Q000138:chemical synthesis*
chemical_list: D003512:Cyclohexanones; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D013256:Steroids; C036468:cyclohexanone