The Stereochemistry of Reactions of 5 β-Androst-3-enes

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James R. Hanson, Peter B. Hitchcock, Suha N. Al-Jayyousi and Cavit Uyanik


Abstract

Spectroscopic and crystallographic studies shows that the epoxidation, osmylation and bromination of 17β-acetoxy-5β-androst-3-ene takes place from the β-face of the alkene and that a diequatorial dibromide and bromohydrin accompany the diaxial addition products.


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