The stereochemistry of epoxidation of Delta(5)-steroids with sodium perborate and potassium permanganate

Hanson J., Terry N., UYANIK C.

JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH-S, no.1, pp.50-51, 1998 (Journal Indexed in SCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 1998
  • Doi Number: 10.1039/a706111k
  • Title of Journal : JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH-S
  • Page Numbers: pp.50-51

Abstract

Sodium perborate, with potassium permanganate as a catalyst, has been shown to be a novel reagent for the epoxidation of steroidal 5-enes with the attack occurring predominantly on the beta-face.