Water → HCID 12961966, compound

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A stirred suspension of 5α,6β-dichloro-17β-methylamino-5α-androstane-3β,16α-diol 3-acetate (13 g) in methanol (105 ml) and aqueous potassium hydroxide solution (3.9 ml; 10 N) was heated under reflux for 1 hr., cooled and water was added to precipitate the product as a white solid, which was filtered off, and washed with water (wt. 11 g). Recrystallisation of a sample from methanol gave 5α,6β-dichloro-17β-methylamino-5α-androstane-3β,16α-diol as prisms, m.p. 194°-195° C. (decomp.).

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