Studies in the steroid group. Part LXXVIII. The conversion of hydroxysteroids (R1OH) into O-substituted glycollic esters (R1O·CH2·CO2R2)
Abstract
O-Substituted glycollic esters (R1O·CH2·CO2R2) are readily prepared by treating hydroxy-steroids (R 1OH) with alkyl diazoacetates in the presence of fluoroboric acid.