Steroids. Part XXXVIII. 5-Chloro-5α-cholestane
Abstract
The formation of 5-chloro-5α-cholestane from cholest-5-ene and hydrogen chloride in ether–ethanol at 25 °C appears to be accompanied by production of an unidentified chloro-5ξ-cholestane; 5-chloro-5β-cholestane could not be isolated.