A microwave promoted and Lewis acid catalysed solventless approach to 4-azasteroids

Steroids

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 637-641

  Borthakur, Moyurima ^a   Boruah, Romesh C ^a  

^a CSIR NORTH EAST INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

4 Azasteroids; Lewis acid; Microwave; Urea

Indexed keywords

3 OXO 4 AZASTEROID; 4 AZASTEROID DERIVATIVE; A NOR 3,5 SECOSTEROID 3 OIC ACID; AMMONIA; LEWIS ACID; STEROID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UREA;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CYCLIZATION; MICROWAVE RADIATION; SYNTHESIS;

ACIDS; AZASTEROIDS; CATALYSIS; MICROWAVES; SOLVENTS; SPECTROSCOPY, FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED;

EID: 41549106170     PISSN: 0039128X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.steroids.2008.01.022     Document Type: Article

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