A facile synthesis of symmetrical dimeric steroid-pyrazines

Citation
Z. Lotowski et al., A facile synthesis of symmetrical dimeric steroid-pyrazines, J CHEM R-S, (11), 1999, pp. 662-663
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry
Journal title
JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH-S
ISSN journal
03082342 → ACNP
Issue
11
Year of publication
1999
Pages
662 - 663
Database
ISI
SICI code
0308-2342(199911):11<662:AFSOSD>2.0.ZU;2-P
Abstract
The reaction of steroidal 2 alpha-bromo-3-ketones (e.g. 2 alpha-bromocholes tan-3-one 2) with ammonia followed by hydrolysis and air-oxidation affords the easily separable mixture of the trans and cis dimeric steroid-pyrazines (3 and 4, respectively).