Abstract
17-Carboxamido-androstanes possessing crown ether moieties attached to the amide functionality were synthesized from the corresponding 17-iodo-androsta-16-enes in palladium-catalyzed homogeneous aminocarbonylation reaction.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
L. K. thanks the Hungarian National Science Foundation (OTKA T23525) and Ministry of Education (FKFP 0242) for the financial support.