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The mechanism of the lead tetraacetate oxidation of a B-norsteroid

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Für die Bildung neuartiger Oxydationsprodukte, die bei der Reaktion eines B-Norsteroidalkohols mit Blei-tetraacetat entstehen, werden zwei Mechanismen vorgeschlagen: Die bekannte Spaltungs-Additions-Reaktion eines Alkoxy Radikals und die bisher unbekannte Umlagerung eines Alkyl-tertiäralkoxy Radikals.

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Rosenthal, D. The mechanism of the lead tetraacetate oxidation of a B-norsteroid. Experientia 23, 686–690 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02144204

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