
%0 Journal Article
%A Ahmad, MS 
%A Shafiullah, 
%A Mushfiq, M 
%T Baeyer-Villiger oxidation of 6&#946;-Bromocholest-4-en-3-one
%J Australian Journal of Chemistry
%D 1974/12/01
%V 27
%N 12
%P 2693-2696
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9742693
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/CH9742693 
%X Oxidation of 6&#946;-bromocholest-4-en-3-one (1) with perbenzoic acid (p- toluenesulphonic acid as catalyst) provided 6&#946;-bromo-3-oxa-A- homocholest-4a-en-4-one (2) and a bromine free &#947;-lactone methyl ester (3). The structures (2) and (3) are supported by their spectral properties. 
