An improved route to pregna-5,20-dien-3β-ol (muricin aglycone): Carbon and proton nuclear magnetic resonance assignments for the aglycone and a number of related pregnene derivatives

Carbon and proton assignments for muricin aglycone (5) and a number of related pregnenes, carried out with the aid of two-dimensional homo- and heteronuclear chemical shift correlation experiments, have resulted in previously reported carbon assignments for the aglycone being revised. An improved route to muricin aglycone is also reported.