Crystal structure of steroidal monoenes obtained by reduction of the aromatic A ring of 13-ethyl-3-ethoxy-gona-1,3,5(10)-triene-11α,17β-diol

Steroids

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 367-372

  Modica, Emilia ^a   Compostella, Federica ^a   Colombo, Diego ^a   Ronchetti, Fiamma ^a   Scala, Antonio ^a   Bovio, Bruna ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

10 Steroids; Crystal structures; Desogestrel; Monoenes

Indexed keywords

13 ETHYL 10ALPHA GON 4 ENE 11ALPHA,17BETA DIACETATE; 13 ETHYL 3 ETHOXYGONA 1,3,5(10) TRIENE 11ALPHA,17BETA DIOL; 13 ETHYL GON 1(10) ENE 11ALPHA,17BETA DIACETATE; STEROID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACETYLATION; ARTICLE; CONFORMATION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; REDUCTION; STEREOCHEMISTRY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 0037764869     PISSN: 0039128X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0039-128X(03)00034-5     Document Type: Article

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