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In the presence of montmorillonite K 10, 5(6)-unsaturated sterols (1) were heated at refluxing temperature in dichloromethane to provide 5(6)/5′(6′)-unsaturated 3β,3′β-disteryl ethers (4) in 69–73% yield. The mechanism of the reaction was discussed.
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