R. A. Packer, J. Whitehurst
1978
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Journal of The Chemical Society-perkin Transactions 1
Abstract
Both cis- and trans-3a,9b-dimethyl derivatives of 7-methoxy-1,3,3a,4,5,9b-hexahydrobenz[e]inden-2-one have been synthesised stereospecifically from 6-methoxy-1-tetralone. The trans-compound is a possible intermediate for the synthesis of triterpenes of the lanostane–cycloartane group.