3β,5α,6β-Trihydroxyandrostan-17-one

The title compound, C19H30O4, is an androstan-17-one derivative synthesized from the dehydroepiandrosterone through a sequential addition of an oxidant, followed by a trans-diaxial opening of the epoxide generated, with Bi(OTf)3 (OTf is trifluoromethanesulfonate). The six-membered rings have a sligh...

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Main Authors: L.C.R. Andrade, M.J.B.M. de Almeida, J.A. Paixão, J.F.S. Carvalho, M.L. Sá e Melo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Union of Crystallography 2011-05-01
Series:Acta Crystallographica Section E
Online Access:http://scripts.iucr.org/cgi-bin/paper?S1600536811011706