One-pot ethynylation and catalytic desilylation in synthesis of mestranol and levonorgestrel

Tetrahedron

Volumn 66, Issue 23, 2010, Pages 4068-4072

  Wong, Fung Fuh ^a   Chuang, Shih Hsien ^b   Yang, Sheng chuan ^b   Lin, Yu Hsiang ^b   Tseng, Wen Che ^a   Lin, Shao Kai ^c   Huang, Jiann Jyh ^b  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b DEVELOPMENT CENTER FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Catalytic desilylation; Ethynylation; One pot; Propargyl alcohol; Trimethylsilylacetylide

Indexed keywords

ACETYLENE; FLUORIDE; LEVONORGESTREL; MESTRANOL; OXIDE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESILYLATION; ETHYNYLATION; GAS; ONE POT SYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 77953232634     PISSN: 00404020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2010.04.008     Document Type: Article

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