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Steroids
; 71(2): 116-9, 2006 Feb.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-16226287
ABSTRACT
Treatment of Delta 4-3-ketosteroids with m-chloroperbenzoic acid at 0 degrees C produced the corresponding steroidal seven-membered A-ring epoxy lactones. The adopted procedure allowed for efficient recovery and separation of the products with definite stereochemistry.