139042-23-2Relevant articles and documents
Convenient Syntheses of Stereoisomeric 1,2-Epoxyestr-4-en-3-ones, Putative Intermediates in Estradiol Metabolism
Menberu, Dirshaye,Nguyen, Phuoc Van,Onan, Kay D.,Quesne, Philip W. Le
, p. 2100 - 2104 (2007/10/02)
New synthetic sequences are described for 17β-hydroxy-1β,2β- and -1α,2α-epoxyestr-4-en-3-one, which are putative intermediates in the metabolism of estradiol to the 2,3- and 3,4-catecholestrogens, as well as the synthetic precursors of choice for these catechols.