Download full text in PDF Opens in a new window. Article suggestions will be shown in a dialog on return to ScienceDirect. ... Please enable JavaScript to use all the features on this page. ... Δ24/Δ25-Derivatives of 20-hydroxyecdysone were hydroborated by sodium borohydride in the presence of CuCl followed by oxidation of organoboron intermediate and deblocking of hydroxyl groups to synthesise the zoo-and phytoecdysteroid inokosterone.