Pregnenolone → Isopregnanolone
Reaction equation
[OH:1][C@H:2]1[CH2:21][CH2:20][C@@:19]2([CH3:22])[C:4](=[CH:5][CH2:6][C@@H:7]3[C@@H:18]2[CH2:17][CH2:16][C@@:15]2([CH3:23])[C@H:8]3[CH2:9][CH2:10][C@@H:11]2[C:12](=[O:14])[CH3:13])[CH2:3]1.[H][H]>C(O)C.[Pd]>[OH:1][C@H:2]1[CH2:21][CH2:20][C@@:19]2([CH3:22])[C@@H:4]([CH2:5][CH2:6][C@@H:7]3[C@@H:18]2[CH2:17][CH2:16][C@@:15]2([CH3:23])[C@H:8]3[CH2:9][CH2:10][C@@H:11]2[C:12](=[O:14])[CH3:13])[CH2:3]1Participants
5
Reactant 2
Product 1
Reagents, catalysts & solvents 2
Procedure
A mixture of 3β-hydroxy-5-pregnen-20-one (980 mg, 316.5 g/m, 3.1 mmol) and 50 mg of 5% Pd/C in 50 mL of absolute ethyl alcohol was stirred under 1 atmosphere of hydrogen gas for 5 hours at room temperature. The reaction was filtered through a celite pad and the filtrate evaporated under reduced pressure to give 950 mg of 3β-hydroxy-5α-pregnan-20-one (96% yield).