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An unusual fragmentation was discovered and studied for 16α, 17α-cyclobutenopregnenolone leading to pregnenolone. A possible mechanism was discussed for this transformation.
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Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 11, pp. 2620–2622, November, 1984.
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Kamernitskii, A.V., Ignatov, V.N., Levina, I.S. et al. Fragmentation of16α, 17α-cyclobutenopregnane. Russ Chem Bull 33, 2399–2401 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00948864
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