A very short degradation of the bile acid side chain

Derek H.R. Barton, Jocelyne Wozniak, Samir Z. Zard

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Abstract

Reaction of the cholanic acid derivative (1) with thionyl chloride and pyridine gave, after quenching with methanol, the α-sulphine ester (3); treatment with acetic anhydride-sulphuric acid afforded the keto ester (5) which, on exposure to air in the presence of copper(II) ions and base, gave the 20-keto pregnane derivative (9) in excellent overall yield.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1383-1385
Number of pages3
JournalJournal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications
Issue number18
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Dec 1987

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