An Alternative Synthetic Access to cis-4a-Methyloctahydrophenanthrene, a Biomarker of Sergipe-Alagoas Basin Petroleum in Brazil

cis-4a-Methyloctahydrophenanthrene (1) was prepared in 8 steps (23% overall yield) from 2-bromophenyl)acetic acid (3) and cyclohexane-1,3-dione (6). A highly cis-diastereoselective Michael-type Heck coupling served as the key step in the assembly of the tricyclic skeleton. This compound 1 was used a...

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Main Authors: Rodrigues Denise C., Meijere Armin de, Marsaioli Anita J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Química 2002-01-01
Series:Journal of the Brazilian Chemical Society
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-50532002000500020