
%0 Journal Article
%A Pinhey, JT 
%A Smith, GC 
%T The base-catalysed equilibration of 6&#945;-Nitrocholest-4-ene and 6&#946;-Nitrocholest-4-ene
%J Australian Journal of Chemistry
%D 1978/11/01
%V 31
%N 11
%P 2563-2565
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9782563
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/CH9782563 
%X Treatment of 6&#946;-nitrocholest-4-ene with a catalytic amount of sodium methoxide in methanol gave an equilibrium mixture which contained the starting material and the 6&#945;-epimer in a 1 : 1 ratio. The unusual stability of the 6&#946;-epimer is explained by electronic factors. 
