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Some reactions of 16α,17α-oxido-5α-cholestane derivatives, synthesis of 17α-hydroxycholest-4-en-3-one
Velgova, Helena,Kasal, Alexander,Budinsky, Milo
, p. 335 - 340 (1994)
Careful epoxidation of the Δ16-olefins 3 and 4 yielded 16α,17α- epoxides 5 and 6 which were reduced by lithium aluminium hydride, oxidized, and dehydrated to 17α-hydroxycholest-4-en-3-one 20, i.e., an epitestosterone homolog containing a well t