Tetrahedron

Synthesis of triaromatic steroid hydrocarbons methylated at position 2, 3 or 6: molecular fossils of yet unknown biological origin

E Lichtfouse, P Albrecht

Index: Lichtfouse, Eric; Albrecht, Pierre Tetrahedron, 1994 , vol. 50, # 6 p. 1731 - 1744

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Abstract

C21-29 triaromatic steroid hydrocarbons bearing a methyl group at unusual positions 2, 3 or 6 have been synthesized from pregnenolone, cholesterol or stigmasterol via stera-3, 5- dienes. Their occurrence in various sedimentary rocks and petroleums suggests the presence of yet unknown biological precursors.

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