Catalytic reduction of 3β-hydroxyandrost
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Yusuf J. Abul-Hajj
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Article
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1971
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John Wiley and Sons
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French
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Catalytic reduction of 3j3-hydroxyandrost-4-ene-l7-one (I) with tritium gas gave a mixture of 3B-hydroxy-5a-androstane-17-one (11) and 3~-hydroxy-5cc-androstane-l7-one ( 1 1 1 ) . Oxidation of compound 1 1 followed by alkaline equilibration resulted in 37 % loss of label from position 4. 5a-Androsta