ChemInform Abstract: Rearrangement of a 16α,17α‐Epoxy‐16β‐methylandrostane‐17β‐carbothioic Acid to a 17β‐Mercapto‐16β‐methylandrostane‐17α,16α‐carbolac tone.

Abstract

Rearrangement of a 16α,17α-Epoxy-16β-methylandrostane-17βcarbothioic Acid to a 17β-Mercapto-16β-methylandrostane-17α,16αcarbolac tone. -In solution at ambient temperature the acid (I) undergoes facile rearrangement to the lactone (II). -(BAIN, BRIAN M.; PHILLIPPS, GORDON H.; PROCOPIOU, PANAYIOTIS A.; STEEPLES, IAN P.; UPTON, RICHARD J.; J.