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Tin(II) Chloride Dihydrate - a Mild Reagent for the Transformation of 6-Nitro-Δ5-steroids to 5α-Hydroxy-6-ketosteroids
Singhal, Gireesh M.,Das, Nalin B.,Sharma, Ram P.
, p. 498 - 499 (1990)
Reaction of excess hydrated tin(II) chloride with 6-nitro-Δ5-steroids (1a-g) and (5) in tetrahydrofuran furnishes 5α-hydroxy-6-ketosteroids (2a-g) and (6) respectively, in good yields.
