Synthesis of metabolic intermediates of diethylstilbestrol.

This report details the synthesis of 1) 3,4,4'-trihydroxy-alpha, alpha'-diethyl-trans-stilbene; 2) 3,4-bis-(p-hydroxyphenyl)-trans-3-hexenol; 3) 3,4-bis-(p-hydroxyphenyl)-2,4-cis,cis-hexadienol; 4) 3,4-bis-(3'-methoxy-4'-hydrophenyl)-trans-3-hexene; 5) 3,4-bis-(3',4'-dimethoxyphenyl)-trans-3-hexene. These compounds are suspected metabolites of diethylstilbestrol.