Journal of the American Chemical Society

The Anthrasteroid Rearrangement. XI. The Conversion of Δ 5, 7, 9-Anthrapregnatrien-20-one to 4', 10-Dimethyl-1, 2-benzanthracene by a Model of a Biochemical …

WR Nes, DL Ford

Index: Nes,W.R.; Ford,D.L. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1963 , vol. 85, p. 2137 - 2141

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Abstract

A6~ 7, 9-Anthrapregnatrien-20-one after 17a-hydroxylation was converted via the D- homosteroid rearrangement and dehydrogenation to 4', 10-dimethyl-1, 2-benzanthracene. The latter was identical with a sample prepared by total synthesis. The structure and spectroscopic properties of several intermediates and by-products are discussed. The major conversions leading from the anthrasteroid to the benzanthracene parallel known types of ...