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HRID 1275378Generated: November 2, 2026

Tigogenin → 3-Hydroxypregna-5,16-dien-20-one

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantTigogeninHCID 99516—
ReactantHCID 10573853HCID 10573853—
Catalystchromium (VI) trioxideHCID 10219390—
SolventAcetic AcidHCID 176—
Product3-Hydroxypregna-5,16-dien-20-oneHCID 12840570—

Reaction Steps

In this method too tigogenin is converted by conventional method to pseudodiosgenin and finally pseudodiosgenin is oxidized with chromium trioxide in acetic acid to give 3-hydroxy-5-pregnen-16-en-20-one.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06160139
Source datasetuspto-grants-2000_12
ORD IDord-4556161d58e24a088bfd440d4cb5ca42
Source noteuspto-grants-2000_12