Qj. Zhao et Zs. Li, A CONVENIENT SYNTHESES OF 9(11)-DEHYDROSTEROIDS FROM 11-BETA-HYDROXYSTEROIDS, Synthetic communications, 23(10), 1993, pp. 1473-1478
11beta-Hydroxy androstenedione was unexpectedly dehydrated during the
ketalization of its 3,17-diones. This dehydration reaction can be expl
oited as a convenient method for the syntheses of 9(11)-dehydrosteroid
s.