Cobalt-mediated Synthesis of Highly Crowded Steroids

Unusual Observations of Hindered Rotation of a Trimethylsilyl Group

authored by
Holger Butenschön, Matthias Winkler, K. Peter C. Vollhardt
Abstract

5-C5H5)Co(CO)2 catalyses the [2+2+2] cycloaddition of silylated enediynes to furnish 1-trimethylsilyl and 1,11-bis(trimethylsilylated) A-ring aromatic steroids which exhibit unexpected hindered rotation of the trimethylsilyl groups.

External Organisation(s)
University of California at Berkeley
Type
Article
Journal
Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications
Pages
388-390
No. of pages
3
ISSN
0022-4936
Publication date
1986
Publication status
Published
Peer reviewed
Yes
ASJC Scopus subject areas
Molecular Medicine
Electronic version(s)
https://doi.org/10.1039/C39860000388 (Access: Unknown)