title: Reduction of  , -oxido ketones with chromous acetate. Synthesis of 3 ,5 ,17 ,19-tetrahydroxy-5 -androstane, a degradation product of strophanthidin.
mesh_terms: D000085:Acetates; D000731:Androstanes / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D002297:Cardanolides; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002621:Chemistry; D002776:Cholestanes; D002857:Chromium; D006900:Hydroxylation; D007659:Ketones; D007664:Ketosteroids; D008722:Methods; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction
chemical_list: D000085:Acetates; D000731:Androstanes; D002297:Cardanolides; D002776:Cholestanes; D007659:Ketones; D007664:Ketosteroids; D002857:Chromium