The stereochemistry of the Grignard reaction of steroidal 4,5-epoxy-3-ketones

Steroids

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 71-75

  Uyanik, Cavit ^a   Malay, Aslihan ^a   Ayna, Azra S ^a   Hanson, James R ^b   Hitchcock, Peter B ^b  

^a KOCAELI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crystal structure; Enes; Epoxides; Grignard reagents; Per acid; Steroids

Indexed keywords

17BETA ACETOXY 4BETA,5BETA EPOXY 3ALPHA HYDROXY 3BETA METHYLANDROSTANE; 3BETA,17BETA DIHYDROXY 4ALPHA,5ALPHA EPOXY 3ALPHA METHYLANDROSTANE; 3BETA,17BETA DIHYDROXY 4BETA,5BETA EPOXY 3ALPHA ETHYLANDROSTANE; 4,5 EPOXY 3 KETONE; BROMINE DERIVATIVE; EPOXIDE; METHYLMAGNESIUM BROMIDE; STEROID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BROMIDE; DYES, REAGENTS, INDICATORS, MARKERS AND BUFFERS; KETONE; MAGNESIUM; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUND;

ARTICLE; DRUG STRUCTURE; EPOXIDATION; GRIGNARD REACTION; STEREOCHEMISTRY; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS;

BROMIDES; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; KETONES; MAGNESIUM; MODELS, MOLECULAR; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; STEREOISOMERISM; STEROIDS;

EID: 20544431504     PISSN: 0039128X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.steroids.2004.09.002     Document Type: Article

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