Convenient synthesis of monomeric steroids from steroidal oxalate dimers using flash vacuum pyrolysis (FVP)

Authors

LUTFUN NAHAR
ALAN TURNER
SATYAJIT SARKER

Abstract

Flash vacuum pyrolysis (FVP) or thermolysis (FVT), an environmentally friendly method for studying organic reaction mechanisms as well as synthesis, was applied to a series of oxalate dimers (1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, and 15) to synthesise monomeric enes, dienes, and a triene (2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, and 16). All steroidal monomers were identified by spectroscopic means.

DOI

10.3906/kim-0907-111

Keywords

Steroid, oxalate dimers, steroidal alkene, diene, triene, FVP.

First Page

359

Last Page

366

Recommended Citation

NAHAR, LUTFUN; TURNER, ALAN; and SARKER, SATYAJIT (2010) "Convenient synthesis of monomeric steroids from steroidal oxalate dimers using flash vacuum pyrolysis (FVP)," Turkish Journal of Chemistry: Vol. 34: No. 3, Article 4. https://doi.org/10.3906/kim-0907-111
Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/chem/vol34/iss3/4