“…These preparations of aminoacyl steroidal esters require several days for completion 102,103 and in most cases proof of enantiopurity was not provided. In addition, phenolic steroids were prepared (i) by the active ester method, 107 or (ii) using acetic anhydride 108 alone or together with (a) pyridine over basic alumina under microwave irradiation, 109 (b) catalytic amounts of niobium(V) chloride, 110 (c) catalytic amounts of magnesium perchlorate 111 or (d) other catalysts. 107 Drawbacks for such transformations, however, include lack of generality, problems in scale up and interference with other functional groups.…”