Optimization of the allylic oxidation in the synthesis of 7-keto-Δ5-steroidal substrates

Steroids

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 407-414

  Arsenou, Evaggelia S ^a   Koutsourea, Anna I ^a   Fousteris, Manolis A ^a   Nikolaropoulos, Sotiris S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Allylic oxidation; Copper iodide; Phase transfer catalysis; t Butyl hydroperoxide; Tetra n butylammonium bromide; 5 Steroids

Indexed keywords

3BETA ACETOXY 17ALPHA AZA DEXTRO HOMO 5 ANDROSTEN 17 ONE; 3BETA ACETOXY 5 ANDROSTEN 17 ONE; 3BETA ACETOXY 5 ANDROSTENE 17BETA ACETAMIDE; 3BETA ACETOXY 5 PREGNEN 20 ONE; ACETONITRILE; CHOLESTEROL ACETATE; COPPER DERIVATIVE; COPPER IODIDE; DICHLOROMETHANE; KETONE DERIVATIVE; STEROID; TERT BUTYL HYDROPEROXIDE; TETRABUTYLAMMONIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CONJUGATION; DRUG SYNTHESIS; OXIDATION; PHASE TRANSITION; REACTION TIME;

EID: 0037530429     PISSN: 0039128X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0039-128X(03)00042-4     Document Type: Article

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