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Schmidt Reaction of 3β-Acetoxy-5α-hydroxy-22β-spirostan-6-one and Beckmann Rearrangement of Corresponding Ketoxime
Siddiqui, Abdul Hameed,Rajeshwar, K.,Baig, M. H.,Siddiqui, A. H. U.
, p. 276 - 277 (2007/10/02)
3β-Acetoxy-5α-hydroxy-22β-spirostan-6-one (2), obtainable from diosgenin acetate, undergoes second order Schmidt reaction to form 3β-acetoxy-5-oxo-22β-spirostan-7-nitrile (3); the same nitrile is also obtained by the Beckmann rearrangement of the ketoxime