Abstract
Dehydroisoandrosterone was formylated at C-16 by a Vilsmeier reaction and by condensation with methyl formate. The product of the latter reaction was converted to 16-acetylandrosta-4,16-dien-3-one and its X-ray crystal structure was determined.
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