Highly β-selective epoxidation of Δ5-unsaturated steroids catalyzed by ketones

Chemistry - A European Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 19, 2000, Pages 3517-3521

  Yang, Dan ^a   Jiao, Guan Sheng ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Dioxiranes; Epoxidations; Ketones; Steroids; selectivity

Indexed keywords

ACETAL; ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CARBONYL DERIVATIVE; EPOXIDE; ETHYLENE OXIDE DERIVATIVE; HYDROXYL GROUP; KETONE; STEROID;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; EPOXIDATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; REACTION ANALYSIS;

CATALYSIS; EPOXY COMPOUNDS; KETONES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; STEROIDS;

EID: 0034596790     PISSN: 09476539     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1521-3765(20001002)6:19<3517::aid-chem3517>3.0.co;2-%23     Document Type: Article

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