title: Omega 1-decoupled 1H homonuclear shift-correlated nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (COSYDEC) applied to steroids.
abstract: Problems of cross-peak overlap in two-dimensional 1H homonuclear shift-correlated (COSY) spectra of steroids can often be avoided by use of the omega 1-decoupled COSY (COSYDEC) method. The selection of experimental parameters is discussed, and COSYDEC spectra are illustrated for 17a-oxa-D-homoandrost-4-ene-3,17-dione (testololactone), testosterone, and 17 alpha-hydroxyprogesterone. In a good case, a COSYDEC spectrum obtained at 250 MHz allows cross-peak recognition and assignment with facility comparable to that available only at 500 MHz for normal COSY spectra.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Queen Mary and Westfield College, London, UK.
authors.forename: D N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Kirk
authors.forename: H C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Toms
mesh_terms: D019326:17-alpha-Hydroxyprogesterone; D006908:Hydroxyprogesterones / Q000737:chemistry*; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy / Q000379:methods*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D013738:Testolactone / Q000737:chemistry*; D013739:Testosterone / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D006908:Hydroxyprogesterones; D013739:Testosterone; D019326:17-alpha-Hydroxyprogesterone; D013738:Testolactone