STEROIDS VIII. SOME REACTIONS OF THE 3-METHYLCHOLEST-5-EN-3-OLS AND THEIR DERIVATIVES1 ... G. JUST AND V. DI TULLIO~'~ Departnzent of Chemistry, McGill Uniuersity, il!fontreal, Quebec Received December 27, 1963 ... ABSTRACT The preparation and ethanolysis of 3-methylcholesteryl derivatives is described. It was noticed that A5-3-methyl-3-oxygenated steroids undergo hydrogenolysis, which can be sup- pressed ...