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Irradiation of hypoiodites of steroidal α-oxo tertiary alcohols in the presence of mercury(II) oxide and iodine in benzene gave α-hydroxy ε-lactones and enolic ε-lactone; the mechanism of their formation is discussed on the basis of an 18O labelling study.
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Suginome et al. (1989) studied this question.
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