title: A facile synthesis of the basic steroidal skeleton using a Pauson-Khand reaction as a key step.
abstract: A high-yield synthesis of steroid-type molecules under mild reaction conditions is achieved in two steps involving nucleophilic addition of alkynyl cerium reagent to an easily enolizable carbonyl compound (beta-tetralone) followed by an intramolecular Pauson-Khand reaction.
authors.affiliation: Intelligent Textile System Research Center and Department of Chemistry, College of Natural Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-747, Korea.
authors.forename: Do Han
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Kwang
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Young Keun
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Chung