D-homoannulation of 17α,21-dihydroxy-20-keto steroids (corticosteroids)

Steroids

Volumn 71, Issue 13-14, 2006, Pages 1091-1096

  Liguori, Angelo ^a   Perri, Francesca ^a   Siciliano, Carlo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

17,21 Dihydroxy 20 keto steroids; Aluminium trichloride; Corticosteroids; Cyclic sulfites; D homosteroids; Rearrangement

Indexed keywords

11BETA,17ALPHA DIHYDROXY 17BETA HYDROXYMETHYL DEXTRO HOMOANDROST 4 ENE 3,17A DIONE; 17ALPHA HYDROXY 17BETA HYDROXYMETHYL DEXTRO HOMOANDROSTA 4 ENE 3,11,17A TRIONE; 17BETA,21 DIHYDROXY 20 KETOSTEROID; 9ALPHA FLUORO 11BETA,17ALPHA DIHYDROXY 17BETA HYDROXYMETHYL 16BETA METHYL DEXTRO HOMOANDROST 1,4 DIEN 3,17A DIONE; ALUMINIUM TRICHLORIDE; ALUMINUM DERIVATIVE; ANDROSTANE DERIVATIVE; CORTICOSTEROID DERIVATIVE; CORTISONE; DEXAMETHASONE; HYDROCORTISONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CORTICOSTEROID;

ANNULATION REACTION; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE;

EID: 33751237922     PISSN: 0039128X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.steroids.2006.10.001     Document Type: Article

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