Hydrochloric Acid → HCID 68143785, compound

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Add to a mixture of concentrated hydrochloric acid (4.8 cc.), water (3.2 cc.) and methanol (.72 cc.) 13β-isobutyl-3-methoxy-gona-2,5(10)-dien-17β-ol (2.0 g.). Heat the resulting solution on a steam bath for 30 minutes with stirring. Cool to room temperature, dilute the solution with water (160 cc.) and extract with ether. Wash the ethereal solution with water, sodium bicarbonate, and water, dry over anhydrous sodium sulfate. Filter and remove the solvent under reduced pressure to give a gum. Recrystallize from ethyl acetate to obtain the title compound (0.8 g., 43%, m.p. 124.0°-125.5°; ultraviolet absorption peak at 240 mμ (ε18,200).

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