
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Blair, IA 
A1  - Frith, RG 
A1  - Phillipou, G 
A1  - Seaborn, CJ 
T1  - Demethylation of a steroid methyl ether with concomitant ring expansion
JF  - Australian Journal of Chemistry
JO  - Aust. J. Chem.
Y1  - 1978
VL  - 31
IS  - 10
SP  - 2333
EP  - 2335
KW  - 
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9782333 
N2  - Demethylation of pregn-5-ene-3&#946;,20&#946;-diol dimethyl ether with ferric chloride/acetic anhydride is shown to form the ring-expanded steroid 17&#945;-methyl-D-homoandrost-5-ene-3&#946;,17a&#946;-diol (1) in 75% isolated yield. 
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