m-Chloroperbenzoic acid → 6alpha,7alpha-Diepoxypregn-4-en-3one

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A solution of 0.664 g (3.85 mmoles) of m-chloroperbenzoic acid in 50 ml of chloroform was mixed with a solution of 0.328 g (0.769 mmole) of 20-(5,5-dimethyl-1,3-dioxan-2-yl)-1α,2α-epoxypregna-4,6-dien-3-one in 10 ml of chloroform and the resulting mixture was stirred at room temperature for 3 days. The reaction mixture was filtered and the precipitate was washed with chloroform. The filtrate and the washings were combined, diluted with chloroform and washed successively with aqueous potassium iodide solution and aqueous sodium chloride solution. Finally the organic layer was dried over magnesium sulfate and the solvent was then distilled off under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica gel chromatography (eluent: ethyl acetate-hexane: 1:10, v/v) to recover 0.258 g of 20-(5,5-dimethyl-1,3-dioxan-2-yl)-1α,2α;6α,7α-diepoxypregn-4-en-3-one (yield: 76%).

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