Reaction #93693

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Reaction equation

CC(C)(C)[Si](C)(C)O[C@H]1CC[C@]2(C)[C@H]3CC[C@]4(C)C(=O)[C@H]5C[C@H]5[C@H]4[C@@H]3[C@H](Cl)[C@H]3O[C@]32C1
3β-(tert.-butyldimethylsilyloxy)-7α-chloro-5,6β-epoxy-15β,16β-methylene-5β-androstan-17-one
CO
methanol
O=S(=O)(O)O
sulfuric acid
→
CC(C)OC(C)C
diisopropyl ether
C[C@]12CC[C@H]3[C@@H]([C@H](Cl)[C@H]4O[C@]45C[C@@H](O)CC[C@]35C)[C@@H]1[C@@H]1C[C@@H]1C2=O
7α-chloro-5,6β-epoxy-3β-hydroxy-15β,16β- methylene-5β-androstan-17-one

Reactants

CC(C)(C)[Si](C)(C)O[C@H]1CC[C@]2(C)[C@H]3CC[C@]4(C)C(=O)[C@H]5C[C@H]5[C@H]4[C@@H]3[C@H](Cl)[C@H]3O[C@]32C1
3β-(tert.-butyldimethylsilyloxy)-7α-chloro-5,6β-epoxy-15β,16β-methylene-5β-androstan-17-one
CO
methanol
O=S(=O)(O)O
sulfuric acid

Reagents

None

Solvents

CCOCC
ether
C1CCOC1
tetrahydrofuran

Conditions

Detailed conditions
See reaction.notes.procedure_details.

Workup

  1. 1
    Washwashed with saturated sodium bicarbonate solution and water
  2. 2
    Dryingdried over sodium sulfate
  3. 3
    Concentrationconcentrated under vacuum

Procedure

142 g of 3β-(tert.-butyldimethylsilyloxy)-7α-chloro-5,6β-epoxy-15β,16β-methylene-5β-androstan-17-one is dissolved in 400 ml of tetrahydrofuran and 400 ml of methanol and stirred with 1,000 ml of 8% strength sulfuric acid for 1.5 hours at room temperature. The mixture is then diluted with ether, washed with saturated sodium bicarbonate solution and water, dried over sodium sulfate, and concentrated under vacuum. By trituration of the resultant solid with diisopropyl ether, 108 g of 7α-chloro-5,6β-epoxy-3β-hydroxy-15β,16β- methylene-5β-androstan-17-one is obtained, mp 173° C.

Source

DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1Patent: US04614616uspto-grants-1986_09