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HRID 1199157Generated: November 2, 2026

Sodium borohydride → 16beta-Methyl-5alpha-androstan-17alpha-ol

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantSodium borohydrideHCID 4311764—
Reactant16beta-Methly-5-androsten-17-oneHCID 54347812—
CatalystPalladiumHCID 23938—
Product16beta-Methyl-5alpha-androstan-17alpha-olHCID 70359541—
Product16beta-Methyl-5alpha-androstan-17beta-olHCID 70359622—

Reaction Steps

Similarly, catalytic hydrogenation over 5% palladium on carbon of the 16β-methyl-5-androsten-17-one produced in Example 5 followed by treatment with sodium borohydride affords 16β-methyl-5α-androstan-17α-ol and 16β-methyl-5α-androstan-17β-ol.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04898694
Source datasetuspto-grants-1990_02
ORD IDord-500a83e2dbb340e08c7ce3b5cbee8edc
Source noteuspto-grants-1990_02