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HRID 65413Generated: October 23, 2026

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

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantSulfuric AcidHCID 1118—
ReactantPotassium HydroxideHCID 14797—
ReactantSodium PerchlorateHCID 522606—
Reactant5-Hydroxy-15 beta,16 beta-methylene-3 beta-pivaloyloxy-5 beta-androst-6-en-17-oneHCID 13075972—
SolventMethanolHCID 887—
SolventWaterHCID 962—
SolventTetrahydrofuranHCID 8028—
Product(3beta,5beta,15alpha,16alpha)-15,16-Dihydro-3,5-dihydroxy-3'H-cycloprop(15,16)androsta-6,15-dien-17-oneHCID 1307597494.3%

Reaction Steps

134 g of 5-hydroxy-15β,16β-methylene-3β-pivaloyloxy-5β-androst-6-en-17-one is dissolved in 1,340 ml of tetrahydrofuran and 670 ml of methanol and combined in succession with 40 g of pulverized potassium hydroxide and 13 g of sodium perchlorate. After 2.5 hours, the mixture is stirred into 8 l of water, neutralized with 20% sulfuric acid, and the thus-precipitated solid is filtered off. After dissolving the solid in methylene chloride and drying same with sodium sulfate, it is concentrated under vacuum. By trituration of the resultant solid with ethyl acetate, 99.8 g of 3β,5-dihydroxy-15β,16β-methylene-5β-androst-6-en-17-one is produced, mp 198° C.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04614616
Source datasetuspto-grants-1986_09
ORD IDord-463826a978bd4e208a9200d162d2724e
Source noteuspto-grants-1986_09