
%0 Journal Article
%A Barnes, CS 
%A Palmer, A 
%T Methylsteroids. III. Reduction of ketones derived from lanosterol
%J Australian Journal of Chemistry
%D 1957/09/01
%V 10
%N 3
%P 334-343
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9570334
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/CH9570334 
%X The base catalysed hydrogen transfer from solvent alcohol to carbonyl groups is studied with 7,ll-dioxolanostan-3&#946;-yl acetate (I ; R=Ac) and shown to give almost entirely 3&#946;,7&#946;,ll&#946;-trihydroxylanostane (V ; R=R'=H) and the epimeric 3&#946;,7-di-hydroxylanostan-11-ones (VI and VIII ; R=H). Generalizations are made to account for their formation and stereochemistry.  The four 3&#946;,7,11-trihydrosylanostanes are prepared. 
