Chemical aromatization of 19-hydroxyandrosta-1,4-diene-3,17-dione with acid or alkaline: Elimination of the 19-hydroxymethyl group as formaldehyde

Steroids

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 208-211

  Numazawa, Mitsuteru ^a   Yamashita, Kouwa ^a   Kimura, Nao ^a   Takahashi, Madoka ^a  

^a TOHOKU PHARMACEUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

19 Hydroxyandrosta 1,4 diene 3,17 dione; Acid catalyzed reaction; Base catalyzed reaction; Chemical aromatization; Formaldehyde formation

Indexed keywords

19 HYDROXYANDROST 1,4 DIENE 3,17 DIONE; ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ACETONE; ACID; ALDEHYDE; ALKADIENE; AROMATASE; ESTRONE; FLUORINE; FORMALDEHYDE; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; METHYL GROUP; NITROGEN; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE; SILANE DERIVATIVE; SODIUM HYDROXIDE; STEROID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AROMATIZATION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; HYDROXYLATION;

ACETATES; ACETONE; ANDROSTENEDIONE; ESTRONE; ETHERS; FORMALDEHYDE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION;

EID: 58549095640     PISSN: 0039128X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.steroids.2008.10.011     Document Type: Article

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