1 University of Veszprém, Department of Organic Chemistry, Central Laboratory, Veszprém, Hungary
2 Chemical Works of Gedeon Richter Ltd., Budapest;, Hungary
Abstract:
17-Iodo-Δ16 steroids undergo selective dimerization and carbonylative dimerization in the presence of palladium catalysts in dimethylformamide which result in 16–17′-coupled dienes and 17-carboxylic anhydrides, respectively. Moderate to good yields have been obtained for both types of dimers.