(25R)-5a-Spirostane-3,12-dione

The title compound, C27H40O4, was obtained from the oxidation of (25R)-3b-hydroxy-5a-spirostan-12-one (Hecogenin) by Jone's reagent. The molecule contains six alicyclic and heterocyclic rings, all trans-fused, among which four six-membered rings adopt similar chair conformations while two five-...

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Main Authors: Ling-Li Zheng, Ming-Yong Yuan, Zhi-He Zang, Tie-Ying Zi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Union of Crystallography 2009-02-01
Series:Acta Crystallographica Section E
Online Access:http://scripts.iucr.org/cgi-bin/paper?S1600536808043687