p-Toluenesulfonic acid → 3-Oxopregna-1,4,6-triene-20-carbaldehyde

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In 100 ml of acetone was dissolved 0.410 g (1.0 mmole) of 20-(5,5-dimethyl-1,3-dioxan-2-yl)pregna-1,4,6-trien-3-one, followed by addition of 10 mg (0.05 mmole) of p-toluenesulfonic acid. The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 12 hours. From the reaction mixture thus obtained, the solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure and the residue was diluted with methylene chloride. The methylene chloride solution was washed successively with saturated aqueous sodium hydrogen carbonate solution and saturated aqueous sodium chloride solution and dried over magnesium sulfate. The solvent was then distilled off under reduced pressure and the residue was purified by silica gel chromatography (eluent: ethyl acetate-hexane=1:5, v/v) to recover 0.243 g of 3-oxopregna-1,4,6-triene-20-carbaldehyde (yield: 75%).

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