The radical oxidation of 14α-hydroxy steroids with various functional groups at C-17 was studied. Lead tetraacetate and ceric ammonium nitrate were used as oxidizing agents. It was shown that reactions of this type afforded complex mixtures of compounds. However, the radical oxidation of 14α-hydroxy-17-oxo steroid (lead tetraacetate version of the hypoiodite reaction) proceeded smoothly with formation of the 13,14-secosteroid in up to 85% yield. The structure and conformation of the formed 13α-iodo-3α,5-cyclo-13,14-seco-5α-androst-5-ene-14,17-dione was determined by X-ray analysis.
14α-羟基类固醇在C-17位置带有各种官能团的激进氧化进行了研究。铅四乙酸盐和铈铵硝酸盐被用作氧化剂。结果表明,这类反应产生了复杂的化合物混合物。然而,14α-羟基-17-酮类固醇的激进氧化(铅四乙酸盐版本的次碘酸盐反应)顺利进行,产率高达85%,形成了13,14-环类固醇。通过X射线分析确定了形成的13α-碘代-3α,5-环-13,14-环-5α-雄烷-5-烯-14,17-二酮的结构和构象。