Control of regioselectivity in the transition-metal-catalysed conjugate additions of alkylaluminium compounds and methyltitanium ate complexes to androsta-1,4-diene-3,17-dione

Chemische Berichte

Volumn 129, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 963-966

  Westermann, Jürgen ^a   Nefa, Harribert ^a   Nickisch, Klaus ^a  

^a BAYER PHARMA AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Androsta l,4 diene 3,17 dione; Conjugate addition; Steroids

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747553909     PISSN: 00092940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cber.19961290814     Document Type: Article

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