Transformed steroids

1.	Together with the cis-hydroxylation of the 16-bond, the hydroxylation of the 3-acetates of the ethyl esters of 24-nor- and 21,24-dinorchola-5,16,20(22)-trien-3-ol-23-oic acids with aqueous KMnO4 inpyridine gives the 3,16, 22-triol 17,20-epoxides and their acetates.
2.	The hydroxylation of the 21,24-dinor analogs with 30% H2O2 solution in the presence of OsO4 leads to a complex mixture of profoundly oxidized reaction products that are identified with difficulty. Only saponification of the carbethoxyl grouping occurs when alkaline H2O2 solution is used for the epoxidation.