The removal of the C17 side chain of certain steroids is a critical element in the synthesis
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The removal of the C17 side chain of certain steroids is a critical element in the synthesis of a number of hormones, such as testosterone, from steroids in the relatively readily available pregnane family.
How would you carry out the comparable transformation, shown in the margin, of acetylcyclopentane into cyclopentanol?
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Organic Chemistry structure and function
ISBN: 978-1429204941
6th edition
Authors: K. Peter C. Vollhardt, Neil E. Schore
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