Question 15.77: Outline the steps required to convert testosterone into the ......
Outline the steps required to convert testosterone into the indicated steroid structure.
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Reduce the carbon–carbon double bond using hydrogen and a platinum catalyst. Then reduce the ketone with sodium borohydride.
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