ELECTROPHILIC REACTIONS OF STEROIDAL AND OTHER α-PHENYL DIENES
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3-Phenylcholesta-3,5-diene (I) is shown to undergo electrophilic substitution reactions exclusively at the 6 position with formaldehyde – perchloric acid, acetic anhydride – aluminium chloride, and the Vilsmeier reagent.In the case of formaldehyde, the final product is "dimmer" II. The reaction is specific for formaldehyde and can be used to detect trace amounts of formaldehyde in, for example, commercial acetic acid and acetic anhydride.
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