Potassium Hydroxide → (3beta,5beta,15alpha,16alpha)-15,16-Dihydro-3,5-dihydroxy-3'H-cycloprop(15,16)androsta-6,15-dien-17-one

HRID 1876734

Reaction equation

HRID 1876734 reaction equation
[OH:1][C@@:2]12[CH2:19][C@@H:18]([O:20]C(=O)C(C)(C)C)[CH2:17][CH2:16][C@:15]1([CH3:27])[C@@H:14]1[C@H:5]([C@H:6]3[C@@:10]([CH2:12][CH2:13]1)([CH3:11])[C:9](=[O:28])[C@H:8]1[CH2:29][C@@H:7]31)[CH:4]=[CH:3]2.[OH-].[K+]>C(O)(=O)C.O1CCCC1.[Zn]>[OH:20][C@H:18]1[CH2:17][CH2:16][C@@:15]2([CH3:27])[C@:2]([OH:1])([CH:3]=[CH:4][C@@H:5]3[C@@H:14]2[CH2:13][CH2:12][C@@:10]2([CH3:11])[C@H:6]3[C@@H:7]3[CH2:29][C@@H:8]3[C:9]2=[O:28])[CH2:19]1

Participants

6

Reactant 2

HCID 14797Potassium HydroxideHCID 130759725-Hydroxy-15 beta,16 beta-methylene-3 beta-pivaloyloxy-5 beta-androst-6-en-17-one

Product 1

HCID 13075974(3beta,5beta,15alpha,16alpha)-15,16-Dihydro-3,5-dihydroxy-3'H-cycloprop(15,16)androsta-6,15-dien-17-one

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 3

HCID 23994ZincCatalystHCID 176Acetic AcidSolventHCID 8028TetrahydrofuranSolvent

Procedure

The starting material of the process is 3β-hydroxy-15β,16β-methyleneandrost-5-en-17-one. The hydroxy in 7β position is introduced in a fermentation process using Botryodiplodia malorum, the resultant compound is acetylated in a regioselective manner with pivalic anhydride in the presence of 4-dimethylaminopyridine yielding the corresponding 3β-pivaloyloxy derivative. Said pivaloyloxy derivative was reacted with tert-butyl hydroperoxide in the presence of VO (acetonylacetonate)2 catalyst to give the 5β,6β-epoxy derivative which, in turn, was reacted with triphenylphosphine and carbon tetrachloride in dichloromethane to yield the 7α-chloro derivative. Said 7α-chloro derivative was reacted with zinc in a mixture of acetic acid and tetrahydrofuran yielding the 5β-hydroxy-15β,16β-methylene-3β-pivaloyloxyandrost-6-en-17-one which then was hydrolyzed with potassium hydroxide to give 3β,5β-dihydroxy-15β,16β-methyleneandrost-6-en-17-one.

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-a77fde129b00420f81c532b4475d3bbb
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2012_11
Patent number
US08309712B2

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