Mercuric(II) Acetate Oxidation of Steroidal Exocyclic α,β-Unsaturated Ketone: Transformation into a Cyclic Ether

Mercuric(II) Acetate Oxidation of Steroidal Exocyclic α,β-Unsaturated Ketone: Transformation into a Cyclic Ether

16-Dehydropregnenolone acetate (16-DPA) (1), an exocyclic α,β-conjugated ketone having a steroidal skeleton, when treated with mercuric(II) acetate in acetic acid furnished a single compound identified as (2). The structure of compound (2) has been elucidated on the basis of spectral data analysis (...

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Main Authors: Pranab Ghosh, Antara Sarkar, Jayanta Das
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2009-09-01
Series:Molbank
Subjects:
16-DPA
mercuric(II) acetate
exocyclic α,β-conjugated ketone
steroidal skeleton
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1422-8599/2009/3/M616/
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Summary:16-Dehydropregnenolone acetate (16-DPA) (1), an exocyclic α,β-conjugated ketone having a steroidal skeleton, when treated with mercuric(II) acetate in acetic acid furnished a single compound identified as (2). The structure of compound (2) has been elucidated on the basis of spectral data analysis (IR, NMR and MS).
ISSN:1422-8599

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