Organic Chemistry
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ISBN: 9781305080485
Author: John E. McMurry
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 4.SE, Problem 58AP
Tell whether each of the following substituents on a steroid is axial or equatorial. (A substituent that is “up” is on the top face of the molecule as drawn, and a substituent that is “down” is on the bottom face.)
(a) Substituent up at C3
(b) Substituent down at C7
(c) Substituent down at C11
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