
%0 Journal Article
%A Bagnell, L 
%A Meisters, A 
%A Mole, T 
%T Nickel-catalysed conjugate addition of trimethylaluminium to 3-Oxo-&#916;<sup>4</sup>-steroids
%J Australian Journal of Chemistry
%D 1975/04/01
%V 28
%N 4
%P 817-820
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9750817
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/CH9750817 
%X Nickel-catalysed addition of trimethylaluminium to 3-oxo-&#916;4-steroids (cholest-4-en-3-one, testosterone propionate and progesterone) in ether gives the corresponding 5&#946;-methyl saturated ketones in moderate yields. Lithium dimethylcuprate gives similar results. 
