A new method is described for the reduction of keto-groups to methylene groups, and the scope and the optimum conditions for the conversion of keto-steroids into deoxy-derivatives, by use of active zinc powder in acetic anhydride saturated with hydrogen chloride, are also discussed.
S. Yamamura and Y. Hirata, J. Chem. Soc. C, 1968, 2887 DOI: 10.1039/J39680002887
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