ChemInform Abstract: Stereoselective Synthesis of Petrosterol and a Formal Synthesis of Aragusterols.
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The synthesis of petrosterol (VII) is achieved via a stereoselective approach to the key intermediate (III). The procedure developed may be of more general interest for synthesizing steroids with cyclopropanes in their side chains.