Collect. Czech. Chem. Commun. 2002, 67, 1709-1718
https://doi.org/10.1135/cccc20021709

Synthesis of Linear Steroid Oligoesters Based on Etienic Acid

Miroslav Reschela, Miloš Buděšínskýa, Ivan Černýa, Vladimír Pouzara and Pavel Drašara,b,*

a Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, 166 10 Prague 6, Czech Republic
b Institute of Chemical Technology, Prague, 166 28 Prague 6, Czech Republic

Abstract

Linear oligoesters based on etienic acid (3β-hydroxyandrost-5-ene-17β-carboxylic acid) containing 2-4 steroid units were prepared employing mixed anhydride esterification. NMR spectra of the oligomeric steroids have been fully assigned.

Keywords: Mixed anhydrides; Esters; NMR spectroscopy; Oligoesters; Oligomers; Steroids.

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