DOI: 10.1039/A809182J
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Reference Section for: J. Chem. Res. (S), 1999, 198-199
The Stereochemistry of Epoxidation of Steroidal 4,6-Dienes
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James R. Hanson, Peter B. Hitchcock and Ismail Kiran
Abstract
The epoxidation of some androsta-4,6-dienes with m-chloroperbenzoic acid has been shown to give the 4β,5β;6α,7α-diepoxides, the stereochemistry can be rationalized in terms of the directing effect of one epoxide on the facial selectivity of the second epoxidation.
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