ChemInform Abstract: First Total Synthesis of 11-Thia Steroids.
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The key step in the synthesis of 11-thia steroids is the intramolecular Diels—Alder cycloaddition of an o-quinodimethane intermediate generated in situ from the benzocyclobutene (II).