Xd. Su et al., SELECTIVE KETALIZATION OF STEROIDAL 3,11,17-TRIONE USING CHLOROTRIMETHYLSILANE AS CATALYST, Synthetic communications, 25(18), 1995, pp. 2807-2811
Selective ketalization of 13 beta-ethyl-gona-4-ene-3,11,17-trione (1)
using chlorotrimethylsilane as catalyst afforded 13 beta-ethyl-gona-5-
ene-3,11,17-trione-3-ethylene ketal (2) in fairly high yield. The corr
esponding 3,17-diethylene ketal (3) was obtained in 70% yield when p-t
oluenesulfonic acid was used as catalyst.