James R. Hanson, Peter B. Hitchcock and Ismail Kiran
The transannular directing effect of a 2α,3α-, 2β,3β- and 5α,6α-epoxide on the epoxidation of a 5-ene and a 2-ene, respectively, is shown to increase the proportion of epoxidation of the anti face of the alkene when compared to the unsubstituted 2- and 5-androstenes.