JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH-S, sa.8, ss.420-424, 1998 (SCI-Expanded)
Spectroscopic and crystallographic studies shows that the epoxidation, osmylation and bromination of 17 beta-acetoxy-5 beta-androst-3-ene takes place from the beta-face of the alkene and that a diequatorial dibromide and bromohydrin accompany the diaxial addition products.