Syntheses and medicinal chemistry of spiro heterocyclic steroids

Laura L. Romero-Hernández, Ana Isabel Ahuja-Casarín, Penélope Merino-Montiel, Sara Montiel-Smith, José Luis Vega-Báez and Jesús Sandoval-Ramírez
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 1713–1745. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.20.152

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Syntheses and medicinal chemistry of spiro heterocyclic steroids
Laura L. Romero-Hernández, Ana Isabel Ahuja-Casarín, Penélope Merino-Montiel, Sara Montiel-Smith, José Luis Vega-Báez and Jesús Sandoval-Ramírez
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 1713–1745. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.20.152

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Romero-Hernández, L. L.; Ahuja-Casarín, A. I.; Merino-Montiel, P.; Montiel-Smith, S.; Vega-Báez, J. L.; Sandoval-Ramírez, J. Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 1713–1745. doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.152

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