Caroate (Oxone®) Oxidation of 3-Substituted Δ5-Steroids
Nida A McKee, Alyssa M Parish, Zhihai Qiu, Edward J Parish

Abstract
We have previously described the utility of dioxiranes in the oxidation of 3β- substituted Δ5-sterols. They can be generated in situ from caroate (Oxone®; 2KHSO5·KHSO4·K2SO4) and a ketone. In the present report, we describe the oxidation of 3β-substituted Δ5-steroids by caroate alone to form oxysterols.

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