JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH-S, sa.11, ss.682-686, 1998 (SCI-Expanded)
The syntheses of 2 alpha,17 beta-dihydroxy-2 beta-hydroxymethyl-A-nor-5 alpha-androstane, 3 beta,17 beta-dihydroxy-3 alpha-hydroxymethyl-5 alpha-androstane and 3 beta,17 alpha-dihydroxy-3 alpha-hydroxymethyl-5 alpha,13 alpha-androstane are described, and the stereochemistry of osmylation of a 3-methylene-5 alpha-androstane is established by X-ray crystallography.