文摘
Ethyl 3-(6,6-ethylenedioxy-2伪,3伪-isopropylidenedioxy-17-oxo-5伪-androstan-14伪-yl)propanoate, the key intermediate product in the synthesis of brassinosteroids modified in the D ring, was synthesized from 6,6-ethylenedioxy-2伪,3伪-isopropylidenedioxy-5伪-androsta-14,16-dien-17-yl acetate via reaction sequence including Diels-Alder cycloaddition with phenyl vinyl sulfone, dihydroxylation, Malaprade diol cleavage, and selective Horner-Wadsworth-Emmons olefination.