Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry

Wieland-Miescher ketone: The bicyclic molecule with the molecular structure shown below. Used as the starting material for the total synthesis of dozens of natural products, including adrenosterone (an androgenic steroid) and taxol (an anticancer drug).

Wieland-Miescher ketone		Andrenosterone Atoms not derived from Wieland- Miescher ketone are shown in red.