Reaction #50340

Reaction equation

9α-Bromo-11β-hydroxyandrost-4-ene-3,17-dione

→

title compound

11β-Hydroxyandrost-4-ene-3,17-dione

Solvents

THF

Conditions

Workup

1. 1
   Otherdegassed
2. 2
   workup.ADDITIONThis solution is added dropwise over 20 min to a freshly degassed slurry of chromic chloride hexahydrate (81 mg), thiovanic acid (0.70 ml) and zinc dust (555 mg) in DMF (4 ml) at 0° THF (about 8 ml)
3. 3
   Washfor rinse purposes
4. 4
   Temperatureis slowly heated to 50°
5. 5
   OtherThe THF is removed by vacuum distillation
6. 6
   workup.ADDITIONthe remaining slurry is diluted with ethyl acetate (25 ml) and water (25 ml)
7. 7
   OtherThe unreacted zinc is removed by filtration
8. 8
   Washis washed with aqueous ethyl acetate
9. 9
   WashThe combined filtrate and wash
10. 10
    Otherto separate
11. 11
    WashThe organic layer is washed with water (3×25 ml)
12. 12
    Concentrationfinally is concentrated under vacuum to a residue
13. 13
    OtherThe residue is recrystallized from 1 part toluene and 2 parts heptane

Procedure

9α-Bromo-11β-hydroxyandrost-4-ene-3,17-dione (I, PREPARATION 2, 2.134 g) is dissolved in THF (THF 20ml) and degassed as described in EXAMPLE 1. This solution is added dropwise over 20 min to a freshly degassed slurry of chromic chloride hexahydrate (81 mg), thiovanic acid (0.70 ml) and zinc dust (555 mg) in DMF (4 ml) at 0° THF (about 8 ml) is used for rinse purposes. The slurry is stirred at 0° to 2° for 2.2 hr and then is slowly heated to 50°. The THF is removed by vacuum distillation and the remaining slurry is diluted with ethyl acetate (25 ml) and water (25 ml). The unreacted zinc is removed by filtration and is washed with aqueous ethyl acetate. The combined filtrate and wash is allowed to separate. The organic layer is washed with water (3×25 ml) and finally is concentrated under vacuum to a residue. The residue is recrystallized from 1 part toluene and 2 parts heptane to give the title compound, TLC Rf =0.45 (methanol/methylene chloride, 5/95); HPLC 96.7% (II), 2.9% ∆9(11).

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