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AUTHOR
Thomas Schall
Proton Acid-Catalysed Transformations of Estrogen Derivatives: New Results and Some Mechanistic Aspects of theKober Colour Reaction
The 3-O-methylated estrogen derivatives 1a-d and α-estradiol (1e) underwent sulfuric acid-catalysed transformations to furnish the steroids 2–6. The processes involved in the reaction sequence are regioselective sulfonation and, above all, the Wagner-Meerwein rearrangement of the methyl group at C-13. With the objective of obtaining further information on the course of the Kober colour reaction of estrogens, some UV/VIS and ESR spectroscopic investigations were also carried out. Protonenkatalysierte Transformationen von Estrogen-Derivaten: Neue Ergebnisse und einige mechanistische Aspekte der Kober-Farbreaktion Die O-methylierten Estrogenderivate 1a-d und α-Estradiol (1e) reagieren in Schwe…
ChemInform Abstract: Proton Acid-Induced Rearrangements of α-Alkynylestradiol Methyl Ethers.
When subjected to proton catalysis, the α-alkynylestradiol methyl ethers 1a and 1b furnish the Rupe or Meyer-Schuster rearrangement products 2, 4, and 5a. In the presence of sulfuric acid, α-ethynylestradiol 3-methyl ether (1a) is converted into the D-homosteroid 3a. The use of deuterated acids gives rise to the formation of the corresponding deuterated steroids 2b, 2c, 3b, and 5b. Some mechanistic implications of these results are also discussed.
Proton Acid-induced Rearrangements of α-Alkynylestradiol Methyl Ethers
When subjected to proton catalysis, the α-alkynylestradiol methyl ethers 1a and 1b furnish the Rupe or Meyer-Schuster rearrangement products 2, 4, and 5a. In the presence of sulfuric acid, α-ethynylestradiol 3-methyl ether (1a) is converted into the D-homosteroid 3a. The use of deuterated acids gives rise to the formation of the corresponding deuterated steroids 2b, 2c, 3b, and 5b. Some mechanistic implications of these results are also discussed.