Acetone → 6alpha,7alpha-Diepoxy-3-oxopregn-4-ene-20-carbaldehyde
Reaction equation
[O:1]1[C:19]2=[C:20]3[C@:15]([CH3:22])([CH2:16][CH2:17][C:18]2=[O:21])[C@@H:14]2[C@H:4]([C@H:5]4[C@:11]([CH3:23])([CH2:12][CH2:13]2)[C@@H:8]([CH2:9][CH3:10])[CH2:7][CH2:6]4)[C@@H:3]2[O:24][C@:2]123.C1(C)C=CC(S([O-])(=O)=O)=CC=1.[NH+]1C=CC=CC=1.C[C:43](C)=[O:44]>>[O:1]1[C:19]2=[C:20]3[C@:15]([CH3:22])([CH2:16][CH2:17][C:18]2=[O:21])[C@@H:14]2[C@H:4]([C@H:5]4[C@:11]([CH3:23])([CH2:12][CH2:13]2)[C@@H:8]([CH:9]([CH:43]=[O:44])[CH3:10])[CH2:7][CH2:6]4)[C@@H:3]2[O:24][C@:2]123Participants
Procedure
In 10 ml of acetone was dissolved 44.2 mg (0.1 mmole) of 20-(5,5-dimethyl-1,3-dioxan-2-yl)-1α,2α;6α,7α-diepoxypregn-4-en-3-one, followed by addition of 5 mg (0.02 mmole) of pyridinium p-toluenesulfonate. The mixture was refluxed for 2 hours. The reaction mixture thus obtained was cooled to room temperature and the solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure. The residue was diluted with methylene chloride and this 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 19.6 mg of 1α,2α;6α,7α-diepoxy-3-oxopregn-4-ene-20-carbaldehyde (yield: 55%).
Workup
- temperatureThe mixture was refluxed for 2 hours
- customThe reaction mixture thus obtained
- distillationthe solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure
- additionThe residue was diluted with methylene chloride
- washthis methylene chloride solution was washed successively with saturated aqueous sodium hydrogen carbonate solution and saturated aqueous sodium chloride solution
- dry with materialdried over magnesium sulfate
- distillationThe solvent was then distilled off under reduced pressure
- customthe residue was purified by silica gel chromatography (eluent
- customethyl acetate-hexane=1:5, v/v) to recover 19.6 mg of 1α,2α
Sources & evidence
- ORD record
- ord-90c65a0f28dc4e67a8141a4d14e46d8b
- Source dataset
- uspto-grants-1992_05
- Patent number
- US05112998
Reaction notes
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