1987 Volume 35 Issue 1 Pages 394-397
A simplified synthesis of lanost-8-ene-3β, 32-diol, lanost-7-ene-3β, 32-diol, 3β-hydroxylanost-8-en-32-al, and 3β-hydroxylanost-7-en-32-al, in which 3β-acetoxylanostan-7α-ol prepared by the hydrogenation of 3β-acetoxylanost-8-en-7-one is the key compound, is described.