A facile total synthesis of ent-17β-estradiol and structurally related analogues

Steroids

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 351-359

  Cai, Zu Yun ^a   Covey, Douglas F ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Enantiomer; Ent 17 estradiol; Estradiol analogues; Neuroprotectants

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTRADIOL DERIVATIVE;

ALKYLATION; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL BINDING; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; ENANTIOMER; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; NEUROPROTECTION; REACTION OPTIMIZATION; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

ANTIOXIDANTS; BIOCHEMISTRY; ESTRADIOL; LIGANDS; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; STEREOISOMERISM; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 33947377107     PISSN: 0039128X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.steroids.2006.12.007     Document Type: Article

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