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A Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Study of the Conversion of 4β-Acetoxy-3β-hydroxy-Δ5-steroids into 3β,6β-Diacetoxy-Δ4-steroids
Hanson, James R.,Reese, Paul B.
, p. 331 - 334 (2007/10/02)
2H, 13C, and 14C Labelling studies have shown that the reaction of 4β-acetoxy-3β-hydroxy-Δ5- and 3β-acetoxy-4β-hydroxy-Δ5-steroids with acetic acid to form 3β,6β-diacetoxy-Δ4-steroids involves an intramolecular rearrangement of the C-4 acetate to C-3 proceeding via a 3β,4β-dioxolanylium ion accompanied by SNi attack at C-6β by the incoming acetate.