Acetylene → HCID 86745850, compound

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Reaction Steps

To 20 ml of dry tetrahydrofuran at 0° C. is added 0.75 ml of ethylmagnesium bromide (3 molar in ethyl ether) and through this solution is passed a stream of acetylene gas. After 30 min, 0.50 of ethylmagnesium bromide was added, followed after 30 min by another 0.50 ml of ethylmagnesium bromide. Acetylene gas is passed through the mixture all the time, and is continued for another 2 hr after the last addition. To the Grignard reagent is added dropwise 0.160 g of 5α-estr-2-en-17-one, Compound 6, dissolved in 5 ml of dry tetrahydrofuran. The combined reaction mixture is stirred at 0° C. for 2 hr, and then at room temperature for 16 hr. To the reaction mixture is added dropwise saturated ammonium chloride solution, water (30 ml) and ether (30 ml). The organic phase is separated, and the water phase is extracted once more with 12 ml of ether. The combined organic phase is washed twice with sodium chloride solution and dried over sodium sulfate. Evaporation of the solvent gave a brownish oil, which was purified on a silica gel column to give 0.087 g of Compound Ia, mp 107.5°-109° C.

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