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Vitamin D3observational1986

Selenium dioxide oxidation of vitamin D3 acetate to a dimer of 1-oxotransvitamin D3 acetate.

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Key findings

Chemical synthesis study: Selenium dioxide and t-butyl hydroperoxide oxidized vitamin D3 acetate to a Diels-Alder dimer of 1-oxotransvitamin D3 acetate.

View source on PubMed (PMID 3018968) ↗

Sample size
Not applicable
Population
Not applicable (chemical synthesis study)
Dosing
Not applicable
Duration
Not applicable
Route
Not applicable
Blinding
not_reported
Controls
not_reported
Drug class
fat-soluble vitamin
Full abstract

The treatment of vitamin D3 acetate with selenium dioxide and t-butyl hydroperoxide leads to a mixture from which a Diels-Alder dimer of 1-oxotransvitamin D3 acetate was isolated.

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