Chemistry of Natural Compounds

, Volume 9, Issue 1, pp 41–42 | Cite as

Some transformations of 19-oxygen-containing steroids

  • G. S. Grinenko
  • V. I. Bayunova
  • S. D. Shuvalova
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Summary

The influence of the activity of the zinc dust on the reductive cleavage of the oxide ring of 6β,19-epoxysteroids has been studied. An unusual ease of conversion of 19-hydroxyandrost-5-ene-3,17-dione into the cyclic ketal has been observed.

Keywords

Dione Zinc Lead Pure Zinc Zinc Dust Main Reaction Product 
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© Plenum Publishing Corporation 1975

Authors and Affiliations

  • G. S. Grinenko
  • V. I. Bayunova
  • S. D. Shuvalova

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