developed, the first one being based on the cross-cyclomagnesiation of 2-(hepta-5, 6-dien-1-
yloxy) tetrahydro-2H-pyran and 1, 2-diene cholesterol derivatives on treatment with EtMgBr
catalyzed by Cp 2 TiCl 2, while the other involving the synthesis of esters of hydroxy steroids
with (5Z, 9Z)-tetradeca-5, 9-dienedioic acid, prepared in two steps using homo-
cyclomagnesiation of 2-(hepta-5, 6-dien-1-yloxy) tetrahydro-2H-pyran as the key step. High …