
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Pinhey, JT 
A1  - Smith, GC 
T1  - The base-catalysed equilibration of 6&#945;-Nitrocholest-4-ene and 6&#946;-Nitrocholest-4-ene
JF  - Australian Journal of Chemistry
JO  - Aust. J. Chem.
Y1  - 1978
VL  - 31
IS  - 11
SP  - 2563
EP  - 2565
KW  - 
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9782563 
N2  - Treatment of 6&#946;-nitrocholest-4-ene with a catalytic amount of sodium methoxide in methanol gave an equilibrium mixture which contained the starting material and the 6&#945;-epimer in a 1 : 1 ratio. The unusual stability of the 6&#946;-epimer is explained by electronic factors. 
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