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HRID 273694Generated: October 27, 2026

Testosterone → 4-Methyltestosterone

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantTestosteroneHCID 6013—
ReactantMethyl iodideHCID 6328—
ReactantPotassium butoxideHCID 23699084—
Product4-MethyltestosteroneHCID 236536—

Reaction Steps

testosterone (XII) is reacted with potassium butoxide and methyl iodide to form 4-methyl-17β-hydroxyandrost-4-en-3-one

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05387583
Source datasetuspto-grants-1995_02
ORD IDord-0d2a264d189043ec87ec10dd253d06b7
Source noteuspto-grants-1995_02