Reaction #93697

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Reaction equation

C[C@]12CC[C@H]3[C@@H]([C@H](Cl)[C@H]4O[C@]45C[C@@H](O[Si](Cc4ccccc4)(Cc4ccccc4)Cc4ccccc4)CC[C@]35C)[C@@H]1[C@@H]1C[C@@H]1C2=O
3β-tribenzylsilyloxy-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

C[C@]12CC[C@H]3[C@@H]([C@H](Cl)[C@H]4O[C@]45C[C@@H](O[Si](Cc4ccccc4)(Cc4ccccc4)Cc4ccccc4)CC[C@]35C)[C@@H]1[C@@H]1C[C@@H]1C2=O
3β-tribenzylsilyloxy-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

19 g of 3β-tribenzylsilyloxy-7α-chloro-5,6β-epoxy-15β,16β-methylene-5β-androstan-17-one is dissolved in 50 ml of tetrahydrofuran and 50 ml of methanol and agitated with 15 ml of 8% sulfuric acid for 2 hours at room temperature. The mixture is thereafter diluted with ether, washed with saturated sodium bicarbonate solution and water, dried over sodium sulfate, and concentrated under vacuum. By trituration of the thus-obtained solid with diisopropyl ether, 8.7 g of 7α-chloro-5,6β-epoxy-3β-hydroxy-15β,16β-methylene-5β-androstan-17-one is obtained, mp 172° C.

Source

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