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HRID 971434Generated: October 27, 2026

Methyl formate → 2-Hydroxymethylene-17beta-hydroxy-4-methylandrost-4-en-3-one

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantMethyl formateHCID 7865—
ReactantSodium hydrideHCID 24758—
Reactant4-MethyltestosteroneHCID 236536—
Reactant4,17alpha-Dimethyl-2-hydroxymethylene TestosteroneHCID 57349609—
Product2-Hydroxymethylene-17beta-hydroxy-4-methylandrost-4-en-3-oneHCID 70603288—

Reaction Steps

2-Hydroxymethylene-17β-hydroxy-4-methylandrost-4-en-3-one was prepared from 32.28 g. of 17β-hydroxy-4-methylandrost-4-en-3-one and 32 ml. of methyl formate by a procedure analogous to that of Example 1, part (c) except that sodium hydride (15 g., 50%) was used in place of sodium methoxide. The 20 g. of product obtained was used directly in the next reaction.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04160027
Source datasetuspto-grants-1979_07
ORD IDord-8c4c7750dc934c27b5fb5795da79a057
Source noteuspto-grants-1979_07