Methanol → 16-Fluoroandrostan-17-one

HRID 1199159Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 1199159 reaction equation
[H][H].[F:3][C@H:4]1[CH2:9][C@H:8]2[C@H:10]3[C@H:20]([CH2:21][CH2:22][C@:6]2([CH3:7])[C:5]1=[O:23])[C@:18]1([CH3:19])[C@H:13]([CH2:14][CH2:15][CH2:16][CH2:17]1)[CH2:12][CH2:11]3.CO.[OH-].[K+]>C(O)C.[Pd]>[F:3][C@@H:4]1[CH2:9][C@H:8]2[C@H:10]3[C@H:20]([CH2:21][CH2:22][C@:6]2([CH3:7])[C:5]1=[O:23])[C@:18]1([CH3:19])[C@H:13]([CH2:14][CH2:15][CH2:16][CH2:17]1)[CH2:12][CH2:11]3

Participants

7

Procedure

250 mg of 16βfluoro-5-α-androsten-17-one in 50 ml of ethanol was treated with 50 mg of 5% palladium on carbon and hydrogen gas for 21/2 hours. The reaction mixture, as indicated by the IR, is compatible with 16β-fluoro-5α-androstan-17-one. This crude product was treated with 5 ml methanol and 5 ml of 1N methanolic KOH for one hour. The mixture was partitioned between methylene chloride and water and subjected to HPLC as indicated above. Crystallization of the less mobile component from methanol gave 30 mg of 16α-fluoro-5α-androstan-17-one as prismatic needles, melting point 148°-150° C.

Workup

  1. customThe mixture was partitioned between methylene chloride and water
  2. customCrystallization of the less mobile component from methanol

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-caeff51dc3d844cc97969822f5b09dba
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1990_02
Patent number
US04898694

Reaction notes

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