The oxidation of steroid enones by oxidizers with reversible redox potentials (mostly tetrazolium salts) is described. Products containing an oxo or hydroxy group at the position γ with respect to the oxo of the enone group were isolated in relatively high yields. The results of kinetic studies on the redox processes are reported and a reaction mechanism is proposed.
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Jan Jasiczak (1988) studied this question.