Photochemical and Beckmann rearrangement of (Z)-cholest-4-en-6-one oxime
Beckmann rearrangement of (Z)-cholest-4-en-6-one oxime (4) (prepared in 4 steps starting from cholest-5-en-3b-ol (1)) with thionyl chloride in dioxane solution afforded an enamide-type lactam, i.e., 7-aza-B-homocholest-4-en-6-one (6) as a single product. Photoreaction of the same compound in methano...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Serbian Chemical Society
2004-06-01
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Series: | Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society |
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Online Access: | http://www.shd.org.yu/HtDocs/SHD/Vol69/No6/V69-No6-01.pdf |
Summary: | Beckmann rearrangement of (Z)-cholest-4-en-6-one oxime (4) (prepared in 4 steps starting from cholest-5-en-3b-ol (1)) with thionyl chloride in dioxane solution afforded an enamide-type lactam, i.e., 7-aza-B-homocholest-4-en-6-one (6) as a single product. Photoreaction of the same compound in methanol or benzene-acetic acid solution gave a mixture of products, with the formation of the parent ketone 3 and the occurrence of Z/E isomerization, while the lactam 6 was obtained only when the reaction was performed in methanol and then in very low yield (7 %). |
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ISSN: | 0352-5139 |