“…6j3,16a-Dihydroxy-3,5-cyclo-androstan-17-one under the acid conditions of a Girard-T separation was converted into 16 a-hydroxydehydroepiandrosterone through loss of the 6/3-hydroxy group and opening of the cyclopropane ring (61). The acid sensitive ketone XXXVIII, 8-(2,6,6-trimethyIcyclohex-2-enyl)-octa-3,-OH 5,7-triene-2-one is rearranged to the fully conjugate ketone, but forms an unrearranged hydrazone with Girard-P reagent in the absence of acetic acid (96).…”