Volume 22, Issue 9 pp. 1019-1021
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Synthesis of an analogue of squalamine: 6β-hydroxyl-3-aminosterol

Feng Cai

Feng Cai

Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China

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Wei-Shan Zhou

Wei-Shan Zhou

Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China

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First published: 26 August 2010
Citations: 2

Dedicated to Professor Chengye Yuan on the occasion of his 80th birthday.

Abstract

6,β-Hydroxylsqualamine was synthesized stereoselectively in 13 steps and 19% overall yield from methyl hyodeoxycholanate by using stereospecific epoxidation and asymmetric isopropylation as key steps.