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HRID 1086257Generated: October 27, 2026

Oxygen → 5alpha-Hydroperoxy-3beta-hydroxyandrost-6-en-17one

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantOxygenHCID 977—
ReactantDehydroepiandrosteroneHCID 5881—
Product5alpha-Hydroperoxy-3beta-hydroxyandrost-6-en-17oneHCID 56628389—

Reaction Steps

3β-Hyroxyandrost-5-en-17-one (DHEA) 1 reacts with singlet oxygen to yield 5α-hydroperoxy-3β-hydroxyandrost-6-en-17one 2. This hydroperoxide undergoes a rearrangement when in chloroform solution to yield 7α-hydroperoxy-3β-hydroxyandrost-5-en-17-one, 3. Treatment of the hydroperoxide with zinc and acetic acid yields 3β,7α-dihydroxy-androst-5-en-17-one, 4. ##STR43##

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05028631
Source datasetuspto-grants-1991_07
ORD IDord-d63fd032945243a9bcf5f77dbfca0f89
Source noteuspto-grants-1991_07