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HRID 1087679Generated: October 30, 2026

Phosphoric Acid → 9-Dehydroandrostenedione

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantPhosphoric AcidHCID 1004—
Reactant9alpha-Hydroxyandrost-4-ene-3,17-dioneHCID 10425017—
SolventWaterHCID 962—
Product9-DehydroandrostenedioneHCID 239595—

Reaction Steps

9α-Hydroxyandrostenedione (9.06 g.) is added to phosphoric acid (85%, 25 ml.) and stirred at 45°-55° for 24 hours. Water (75 ml.) is added, the mixture stirred for 2 hours and the solids are collected by filtration. The solids are washed with water (200 ml.) and air-dried to give androsta-4,9(11)-diene-3,17-dione, 8.11 g., (95.1% chemical yield); m.p. 193°-195°.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUSRE033364
Source datasetuspto-grants-1990_10
ORD IDord-c004e900d17244aca4f89d8fc4faef58
Source noteuspto-grants-1990_10