Journal of the American Chemical Society

Rearrangement of α, β-Dibromoketones

RB Wagner

Index: Wagner Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1949 , vol. 71, p. 3216

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Citation Number: 27

Abstract

During the course of studies of certain steroidal bromoketones, it was found that 16, 17- dibrornopregnan-3 (@)-01-20-one acetate (I) under vigorous alkali treatment yields 3 (6)- hydroxy-A17-zo-pregnen-21-oic acid (11) by a rearrangement which had not been previously observed. 2