Abstract: A partial synthesis of vitamin D2 employing fragments derived from a new improved degradation procedure is described. The 7, 8-double bond of the vitamin D triene system was synthesised via the modified Julia olefination. The new procedure is more efficient than the classical Julia olefination. Key words: vitamin D, alkene synthesis, sulfone, benzothiazole, one-pot Julia olefination
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